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Published Year: 2008
Survey/Program(s): Current Population Survey (CPS)
Catalog: Statistical Survey Paper
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Sensitivity Analysis of Nonresponse Bias in the Current Population Survey
Abstract
Survey nonresponse bias is difficult to assess since the difference between responders and nonresponders are rarely measurable. Sensitivity analysis is increasingly used to explore the impact of nonresponse. Date from the Current Population Survey are used to study different types of sensitivity analysis in reporting the potential for bias.