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Eliciting information on sensitive matters without inviting respondents’ ire

Randomized response techniques

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It is now part of folklore that eliciting information on sensitive matters is riddled with nonresponse or untruthful response. Typically respondents fear that the traditional methods based on direct response do not protect their privacy. This fear results in nonresponse or untruthful response. We introduce in this article ingenious methods based on Randomized Response techniques. Such methods instill confidence in the respondent to furnish truthful answers to queries even on sensitive matters. We will also see how to carry out statistical inference using these methods.

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  1. Stat-Math. Division, Indian Statistical Institute, 8th Mile Mysore Road, Bangalore, 560 059, India

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V R Padmawar teaches statistics at the Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore. His research interests lie in the area of sampling theory.

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Padmawar, V.R. Eliciting information on sensitive matters without inviting respondents’ ire. Reson 17, 330–346 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-012-0036-5

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