Statistical Graphics for Survey Weights

Publication Year
2014

Type

Journal Article
Abstract

Survey weights are used for correcting for known differences between the sample and population due to sampling design, nonresponse, undercoverage, and other factors. However, practical considerations often result in weights that are not constructed in a systematic fashion. Graphical methods can be useful in understanding complex survey weights and their relations with other variables in the dataset, particularly when little to no information on the construction of the weights is available. Graphical tools can also assist in diagnostics, including detection of outliers and extreme weights. We apply our methods to the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, an ongoing longitudinal survey.

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Journal
Columbian Journal of Statistics
Volume
37
Issue
2
Pages
285-295