Comments on "Statistical inference with non-probability survey samples" ‒ Non-probability samples: An assessment and way forward

Comments on "Statistical inference with non-probability survey samples" ‒ Non-probability samples: An assessment and way forward

Non-probability surveys play an increasing role in survey research. Wu's essay ably brings together the many tools available when assuming the non-response is conditionally independent of the study variable. In this commentary, I explore how to integrate Wu's insights in a broader framewor...

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Published in:Survey methodology Vol. 48; no. 2; p. 313
Main Author: Bailey, Michael A
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Ottawa Statistics Canada, Operations and Integration Division 01-12-2022
Subjects:
Polls & surveys
Probability
Statistical inference
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Summary:Non-probability surveys play an increasing role in survey research. Wu's essay ably brings together the many tools available when assuming the non-response is conditionally independent of the study variable. In this commentary, I explore how to integrate Wu's insights in a broader framework that encompasses the case in which non-response depends on the study variable, a case that is particularly dangerous in non-probabilistic polling.
ISSN:0714-0045
1492-0921