Sample size determination for interval estimation of the prevalence of a sensitive attribute under non-randomized response models

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A sufficient number of participants should be included to adequately address the research interest in the surveys with sensitive questions. In this paper, sample size formulas/iterative algorithms are developed from the perspective of controlling the confidence interval width of the prevalence of a sensitive attribute under four non-randomized response models: the crosswise model, parallel model, Poisson item count technique model and negative binomial item count technique model. In contrast to the conventional approach for sample size determination, our sample size formulas/algorithms explicitly incorporate an assurance probability of controlling the width of a confidence interval within the pre-specified range. The performance of the proposed methods is evaluated with respect to the empirical coverage probability, empirical assurance probability and confidence width. Simulation results show that all formulas/algorithms are effective and hence are recommended for practical applications. A real example is used to illustrate the proposed methods.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

Enthalten in:

The British journal of mathematical and statistical psychology - (2024) vom: 26. Feb.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Qiu, Shi-Fang [VerfasserIn]
Lei, Jie [VerfasserIn]
Poon, Wai-Yin [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Man-Lai [VerfasserIn]
Wong, Ricky S [VerfasserIn]
Tao, Ji-Ran [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Assurance probability
Confidence interval
Journal Article
Non-randomized response models
Sample size determination
Sensitive attribute

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Date Revised 27.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.1111/bmsp.12338

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368997731