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Randomized response : a method for sensitive surveys

Title
Randomized response : a method for sensitive surveys / James Alan Fox, Paul E. Tracy.
Author
Fox, James Alan.
Publication
Beverly Hills : Sage Publications, ©1986.

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Additional Authors
Tracy, Paul E.
Description
80 pages : illustrations; 22 cm.
Summary
'Randomized Response' describes an innovative survey technique designed to overcome the difficulties associated with sensitive questions.
Series Statement
Sage university papers series. Quantitative applications in the social sciences ; no. 07-058
Uniform Title
Quantitative applications in the social sciences ; no. 07-058.
Subject
  • Social surveys
  • Social surveys > Response rate
  • Sampling (Statistics)
  • Questionnaires
  • Social sciences
  • Response consistency
  • Statistics > Methodology
  • Data Collection
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Social Sciences
  • questionnaires
  • social sciences
  • Social sciences
  • Response consistency
  • Questionnaires
  • Social surveys
  • Social surveys > Response rate
  • Analyse
  • Datenschutz
  • Demoskopie
  • Fragebogen
  • Intimsphäre
  • Randomisierung
  • Soziologie
  • Umfrage
  • Sociaal-wetenschappelijk onderzoek
  • Respons
  • Estatistica aplicada as ciencias sociais
  • Social surveys > Methodology
  • Social sciences > Methodology
  • Enquêtes sociologiques
  • Enquêtes sociales
  • Topométrie > Méthodologie
  • Échantillonnage (statistique)
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 76-79.
Contents
1. Surveying sensitive topics. Types of error in surveys ; Ethical issues in surveys ; Respondent protections -- 2. The randomized response technique. Basic randomized response strategies ; Design considerations in randomized response ; An alternative strategy using sums ; Generalization to polychotomous measures ; Extension to quantitative measures ; Subgroup comparisons ; Measures of association ; Disclosure control -- 3. Applications of randomized response methods. Substantive applications ; Comparison studies ; Validation research -- 4. Conclusion -- Appendix: Instructions to respondents.
ISBN
  • 0803923090
  • 9780803923096
LCCN
85063713
OCLC
  • ocm13241625
  • 13241625
  • SCSB-8967348
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library