Alternative Methods of Unit Nonresponse Weighting Adjustments.pptVIP

Alternative Methods of Unit Nonresponse Weighting Adjustments: An Application from the 2003 Survey of Small Business Finances * Lieu N. Hazelwood, Traci L. Mach, and John D. Wolken ICES 2007 June 20, 2007 * Published as a Federal Reserve Board Working Paper 2007-10. The views expressed herein are those of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Federal Reserve Board or its staff. Reasons for applying a Nonresponse Adjustment (NRADJ) Biased estimates (both relative and absolute) Inappropriate variances in the weights Invalid confidence statements Nonresponse Adjustm