An Econometric Method of Correcting for Unit Nonresponse Bias in Surveys

An Econometric Method of Correcting for Unit Nonresponse Bias in Surveys

Past approaches to correcting for unit nonresponse in sample surveys by re-weighting the data assume that the problem is ignorable within arbitrary subgroups of the population. Theory and evidence suggest that this assumption is unlikely to hold, and that household characteristics such as income sys...

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Main Authors: Korinek, Anton, Mistiaen, Johan A., Ravallion, Martin
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
BIASES
CALCULATION
CDF
COVARIANCE
CPI
DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
DUMMY VARIABLES
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
EMPLOYMENT
ESTIMATORS
EXPECTED VALUE
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
GINI COEFFICIENT
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME EFFECT
INCOME LEVELS
INDEPENDENT VARIABLES
INSURANCE
INTERVIEWS
LAW OF LARGE NUMBERS
LIVING STANDARDS
LOGARITHMS
LORENZ CURVE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/09/6271202/econometric-method-correcting-unit-nonresponse-bias-surveys
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8281

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/09/6271202/econometric-method-correcting-unit-nonresponse-bias-surveys
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8281

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