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USING THE UNMATCHED COUNT TECHNIQUE (UCT) TO ESTIMATE BASE RATES FOR SENSITIVE BEHAVIOR
Author(s) -
DALTON DAN R.,
WIMBUSH JAMES C.,
DAILY CATHERINE M.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
personnel psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.076
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1744-6570
pISSN - 0031-5826
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6570.1994.tb01578.x
Subject(s) - facilitation , deception , base (topology) , anonymity , psychology , empirical research , empirical evidence , social psychology , statistics , computer science , computer security , mathematics , neuroscience , mathematical analysis , philosophy , epistemology
Many areas of personnel research are “sensitive.” We provide an empirical assessment of the unmatched count technique (UCT) to determine the base rate for a number of proscribed behaviors for professional auctioneers. To our knowledge, this is the first empirical application of a UCT technique in organizational studies. Advantages of the UCT are discussed including: (a) a more accurate estimate of the base rates for sensitive behavior, (b) absolute anonymity to subjects, (c) “legal immunity” to the researcher, and (d) facilitation of complete disclosure to subjects with no deception.