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An Investigation of the Nonresponse - Measurement Error Nexus.

dc.contributor.authorOlson, Kristen M.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2008-01-16T15:08:19Z
dc.date.available2008-01-16T15:08:19Z
dc.date.issued2007en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/57631
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation examines the nexus between nonresponse and measurement errors in sample surveys. Recent research has shown no strong relationship between nonresponse rates and nonresponse bias. Nonetheless, best practices argue that researchers should attempt to maximize response rates. One voiced concern about practices involving nonresponse reduction is that reluctant sample persons, successfully brought into the respondent data set through persuasive efforts, may provide data filled with measurement error. This research addresses two questions. First, under what circumstances is nonresponse propensity related to the survey variables of interest? Is noncontact or refusal nonresponse more likely to induce nonresponse bias? Second, what is the relationship between nonresponse propensity, nonresponse bias and measurement error? In particular, how do properties of questions and characteristics of respondents affect the nexus between nonresponse bias and measurement error? This dissertation has four main findings. First, nonresponse bias due to noncontact nonresponse is different from that due to noncooperation nonresponse. The difference lies in how the multiple competing influences on response propensity interact to produce the final respondent data set. Second, expert reviewers are used to provide empirical tests of the cognitive response process, despite unreliability in identifying the cognitive response process. Third, conceptual models linking nonresponse propensity and measurement error are supported. Fourth, these models challenge the common belief that reluctant respondents are the most likely respondents to give answers filled with measurement error.en_US
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dc.subjectSurvey Nonresponseen_US
dc.subjectMeasurement Erroren_US
dc.subjectSurvey Methodologyen_US
dc.subjectResponse Propensityen_US
dc.titleAn Investigation of the Nonresponse - Measurement Error Nexus.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.thesisdegreenamePhDen_US
dc.description.thesisdegreedisciplineSurvey Methodologyen_US
dc.description.thesisdegreegrantorUniversity of Michigan, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studiesen_US
dc.contributor.committeememberGroves, Robert M.en_US
dc.contributor.committeememberBradburn, Normanen_US
dc.contributor.committeememberLittle, Roderick J.en_US
dc.contributor.committeememberRaghunathan, Trivellore E.en_US
dc.contributor.committeememberXie, Yuen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelMathematicsen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelSocial Sciences (General)en_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelScienceen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelSocial Sciencesen_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/57631/2/olsok_1.pdfen_US
dc.owningcollnameDissertations and Theses (Ph.D. and Master's)


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