Journal of the American Statistical Association · 1977 · 361 citations · 10 references
Natural SciencesEducational MeasurementPsychologyBayesian Data AnalysisPsychometricsStatisticsBayesian StatisticsInferential StatisticsMissing Data MethodsSampling MethodsStatistical InferenceSurvey ResearchInterval ProbabilityMissing Data In SurveysNonresponse BiasNonresponse Error AnalysisSample Survey EstimationSubjective Probability EstimationSubjective Probability JudgmentsSurvey Nonresponse Bias
Abstract A method is given for estimating, in a subjective sense, the effect of nonresponse in sample surveys. Based on Bayesian techniques, this method produces a subjective probability interval for the statistic that would have been calculated if all nonrespondents had responded. Background information which is recorded for both respondents and nonrespondents plays an important role in sharpening the subjective interval. Real survey data of 660 schools with 188 nonrespondents indicates that the method can be useful in practical problems. The general idea can be applied to any problem with nonrespondents or missing data.
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Donald B. Rubin · Biometrika · 1976 · 9.7K citations
Bayesian Inference in Statistical Analysis
D. V. Gokhale, George E. P. Box, George C. Tiao · Biometrics · 1974 · 1K citations