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Incorporating the sampling design in weighting adjustments for panel attrition
Qixuan Chen1, Andrew Gelman2,3, Melissa Tracy4
1Department of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Abstract:
We review weighting adjustment methods for panel attrition and suggest approaches for incorporating design variables, such as strata, clusters, and baseline sample weights. Design information can typically be included in attrition analysis using multilevel models or decision tree methods such as the chi-square automatic interaction detection algorithm. We use simulation to show that these weighting approaches can effectively reduce bias in the survey estimates that would occur from omitting the effect of design factors on attrition while keeping the resulted weights stable. We provide a step-by-step illustration on creating weighting adjustments for panel attrition in the Galveston Bay Recovery Study, a survey of residents in a community following a disaster, and provide suggestions to analysts in decision-making about weighting approaches.
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