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Non‐response in survey research: a methodological discussion and development of an explanatory model
Author(s) -
Barriball K. Louise,
While Alison E.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.01117.x
Subject(s) - data collection , sample (material) , psychology , research design , survey data collection , selection bias , survey research , control (management) , survey methodology , selection (genetic algorithm) , response bias , process (computing) , sample size determination , applied psychology , computer science , medicine , social psychology , sociology , statistics , social science , chemistry , mathematics , chromatography , pathology , artificial intelligence , operating system
Non‐response in survey research: a methodological discussion and development of an explanatory model This paper demonstrates that the different sources of non‐response in survey research must be considered by researchers in order to minimize the potential for bias, and that careful planning and management during sample selection, sample recruitment and data collection can control the extent of response failure. The findings of an interview survey of nurses and nurses’ aides illustrate, however, that the success of strategies designed to reduce the loss of data in survey research depends upon researchers acknowledging the complex relationships that exist between non‐response phenomena throughout the research process.