Estimating Marihuana usage using randomized response - some paradoxical findings
A randomized response technique was used in parallel with direct questioning on the (illegal) usage of marihuana in a population survey of Canberra. Estimates of usage from the randomized questions were much lower than those obtained directly. A number of possible explanations for these paradoxical...
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Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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1981
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Australian & New Zealand journal of statistics
Año: 1981, Volumen: 23, Número: 2, Páginas: 139-148 |
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Volltext (Verlag) |
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Sumario: | A randomized response technique was used in parallel with direct questioning on the (illegal) usage of marihuana in a population survey of Canberra. Estimates of usage from the randomized questions were much lower than those obtained directly. A number of possible explanations for these paradoxical findings are considered. |
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ISSN: | 1467-842X |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1981.tb00771.x |