A Method of Allowing for ‘Not‐At‐Home’ Bias in Sample Surveys

D. J. Bartholomew

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C, 1961, vol. 10, issue 1, 52-59

Abstract: In this article Dr Bartholomew describes a method for reducing bias in the estimation of a proportion or a mean arising from failure to contact respondents who are not at home. It depends upon an assumption which has been tested using actual survey data.

Date: 1961
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