Unbiasedly estimating the total of a stigmatizing variable from a complex survey on permitting options for direct or randomized responses

Statistical Papers

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 157-164

  Pal, Sanghamitra ^a  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Optional randomized response; Unbiased estimation; Varying probability sampling

Indexed keywords

EID: 36749008433     PISSN: 09325026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00362-006-0001-z     Document Type: Article

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