The Korean Journal of Applied Statistics (응용통계연구)

The Korean Statistical Society (한국통계학회)
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Bias-corrected imputation method for non-ignorable nonresponse with heteroscedasticity in super-population model

초모집단 모형의 오차가 이분산일 때 무시할 수 없는 무응답에서 편향수정 무응답 대체

  • Yujin Lee (Department of Statistics, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies) ;
  • Key-Il Shin (Department of Statistics, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)
  • 이유진 (한국외국어대학교 통계학과) ;
  • 신기일 (한국외국어대학교 통계학과)
  • Received : 2023.11.25
  • Accepted : 2024.01.30
  • Published : 2024.06.30
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Abstract

Many studies have been conducted to properly handle nonresponse. Recently, many nonresponse imputation methods have been developed and practically used. Most imputation methods assume MCAR (missing completely at random) or MAR (missing at random). On the contrary, there are relatively few studies on imputation under the assumption of MNAR (missing not at random) or NN (nonignorable nonresponse) that are affected by the study variable. The MNAR causes Bias and reduces the accuracy of imputation whenever response probability is not properly estimated. Lee and Shin (2022) proposed a nonresponse imputation method that can be applied to nonignorable nonresponse assuming homoscedasticity in super-population model. In this paper we propose an generalized version of the imputation method proposed by Lee and Shin (2022) to improve the accuracy of estimation by removing the Bias caused by MNAR under heteroscedasticity. In addition, the superiority of the proposed method is confirmed through simulation studies.

무응답을 적절히 처리하기 위한 많은 방법이 연구되었다. 최근 다수의 무응답 대체법이 개발되고 실질적으로 사용되고 있다. 기존에 발표된 다수의 방법은 MCAR (missing completely at random) 또는 MAR (missing at random) 가정을 사용하고 있다. 그러나 관심변수에 영향을 받는 MNAR (missing not at random) 또는 무시할 수 없는 무응답(non-ignorable non-response; NN)은 편향을 발생시켜 대체 결과의 정확성을 크게 떨어뜨리지만 이에 관한 연구는 상대적으로 미미하다. Lee와 Shin (2022)은 등분산 가정하에서 무시할 수 없는 무응답을 적절히 처리할 수 있는 편향수정 무응답 대체법을 제안하였다. 본 연구에서는 Lee와 Shin (2022)이 제안한 방법을 확장한 무응답 대체법으로 초모집단 모형의 오차가 이분산인 경우에서 편향을 제거함으로써 추정의 정확성을 향상하는 방법을 제안하였다. 모의실험을 이용하여 제안된 방법의 타당성을 확인하였다.

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Acknowledgement

이 성과는 정부(과학기술정보통신부)의 재원으로 한국연구재단의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구임 (NRF-2021R1F1A1045602).

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