Nonparametric propensity weighting for survey nonresponse through local polynomial regression

Survey Methodology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-176

  da Silva, Damião N ^a   Opsomer, Jean D ^b  

^a Federal de Juiz de Fora   (Brazil)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Kernel regression; Missing data; Propensity scores; Unit nonresponse; Weighting adjustment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949492920     PISSN: 07140045     EISSN: 14920921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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