Bias Due to Non-Availability in Sampling Surveys

A technique is presented for the treatment of errors introduced into sampling surveys due to the non-availability of respondents. The expected cost and variance of the sample survey are expressed as functions of sample size and of the number of call-backs made on the non-availables. A method is then...

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Published in:Journal of the American Statistical Association 1950-03, Vol.45 (249), p.98-111
Main Authors: Birnbaum, Z. W., Sirken, Monroe G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Error rates
Minimization of cost
Questionnaires
Sample size
Sampling bias
Sampling errors
Statistical bias
Statistical variance
Survey sampling
Total costs
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Summary:A technique is presented for the treatment of errors introduced into sampling surveys due to the non-availability of respondents. The expected cost and variance of the sample survey are expressed as functions of sample size and of the number of call-backs made on the non-availables. A method is then presented which optimizes precision for a given cost by playing sampling error against the bias resulting from non-availables. * Research under the sponsorship of the Office of Naval Research. Presented to the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, November 27, 1948.
ISSN:0162-1459
1537-274X
DOI:10.1080/01621459.1950.10483338