Handling attrition and non-response in longitudinal data with an application to a study of Australian youth
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Cumming, Jacqueline Joy and Goldstein, Harvey. (2016). Handling attrition and non-response in longitudinal data with an application to a study of Australian youth. Longitudinal and Life Course Studies. 7(1), pp. 53 - 63. https://doi.org/10.14301/llcs.v7i1.342
Authors | Cumming, Jacqueline Joy and Goldstein, Harvey |
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Abstract | A standard concern with long term longitudinal studies is that of attrition over time. Together with initial non-response this typically leads to biased model estimates unless a suitable form of adjustment is carried out. The standard approach to this has been to compute weights based upon the propensity to respond and to drop out and then carry out weighted analyses to compensate for response bias. In the present paper we argue that this approach is statistically inefficient, because it drops incomplete data records, is inflexible, and in practice gives rise to undue complexity involving a proliferation of weighting systems for different analyses. Instead we set out an alternative approach that makes use of recently developed imputation procedures for handling missing data and show how this can be used to improve the quality of the statistical analysis. An example analysis is given using the Longitudinal Study of Australian Youth (LSAY). |
Keywords | longitudinal data; life course; further education; attrition; missing data; weighting |
Year | 2016 |
Journal | Longitudinal and Life Course Studies |
Journal citation | 7 (1), pp. 53 - 63 |
Publisher | Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies |
ISSN | 1757-9597 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.14301/llcs.v7i1.342 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84956546305 |
Page range | 53 - 63 |
Research Group | Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education (ILSTE) |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/89369/handling-attrition-and-non-response-in-longitudinal-data-with-an-application-to-a-study-of-australian-youth
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