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Improved mean estimation of sensitive study variable under two phase sampling with sub-sampling the non-respondents

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pp. 1735–1758Vol. 28Issue 5August 2025DOI: 10.47974/JIM-1743XML
Received:
07 Dec 2022
Published Online:
01 Aug 2025
Article type:
Research Article
Language:
EN
Article no.:
JIM-1743
Pages:
1735–1758

Abstract

In this study, we present generalized mean estimators aimed at tackling the challenges associated with non-sampling errors in sensitive survey data. Our approach utilizes both full and optional Randomized Response Technique (RRT) models within a two-phase simple random sampling framework, incorporating information from auxiliary variables. To evaluate the performance of our proposed estimators, we employ a unified measure of efficiency and privacy protection. The validity of these estimators is supported by extensive simulations.

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