A variant of the parallel model for sample surveys with sensitive characteristics

Computational Statistics and Data Analysis

Volumn 67, Issue , 2013, Pages 115-135

  Liu, Yin ^a   Tian, Guo Liang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Asymptotic properties; Bayesian methods; Non compliance behavior; Non randomized response technique; The parallel model; Unmatched count technique

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ASYMPTOTIC PROPERTIES; BAYESIAN METHODS; NON-COMPLIANCE; PARALLEL MODELS; RANDOMIZED RESPONSE TECHNIQUES; UNMATCHED COUNT TECHNIQUE;

SURVEYS;

EID: 84879037195     PISSN: 01679473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csda.2013.05.003     Document Type: Article

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