The Systematic Bias Effects of Incomplete Responses in Rotation Samples

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ID7363704
AuthorsW H Williams (corresponding author)
Year1969
Volume33
Issue4
Pages593-593
Publication date1969-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Opinion Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-362X • E-ISSN: 1537-5331
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1086/267750
OpenAlexW2155213100
LanguageEN
Citations received3

Rotation samples are frequently used in continuing surveys in order to obtain estimates of changes in a characteristic over time as well as separate estimates of the characteristic at specific points in time. Rotation designs in volve the retention of some sampling units and the replacement of others. It has been observed in some studies that there are systematic changes in the estimate of a characteristic, depending on the frequency of appearance of a rotation group in the sample. It is shown in this paper that these systematic changes must occur provided (1) the probability of a selected unit actually appearing in the sample is monotonically related to the characteristic under measurement, and (2) the probability of a selected unit actually appearing in the sample changes monotonically from one observation point to the next. Some numerical examples showing the form and magnitude of the potential biases are included

Econometrics · Geometry · Mathematical analysis · Monotonic function · Optics · Physics · Point (geometry · Rotation (mathematics · Sample (material · Sample size determination · Sampling (signal processing · Statistics · Systematic error · Thermodynamics · Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping · Mathematics · Soil Geostatistics and Mapping · Structural Health Monitoring Techniques

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