A new randomized response device for sensitive characteristics: an application of the negative hypergeometic distribution

Sarjinder Singh () and Stephen Sedory

METRON, 2013, vol. 71, issue 1, 3-8

Abstract: In this paper, a new randomized response device is proposed based on the use of negative hypergeometric distribution while estimating the proportion of persons possessing a sensitive characteristic in a population. Situations where the proposed randomization device can perform better than the Warner (J Am Stat Assoc 60, 63–69, 1965 ), the Kuk (Biomerika 77(2), 436–438, 1990 ) and the Mangat (J R Statist Soc B 56, 93–95, 1994 ) estimators are simulated and discussed. Copyright Sapienza Università di Roma 2013

Keywords: Sensitive variables; Estimation of proportion; Relative efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/s40300-013-0002-3

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