“I'm Meltiiiiiing…”: The Decline of Response Rates and the Impact of Nonresponse Bias on the Results of National Surveys at Small Colleges

Authors

Wei-Fang Lin, Hamilton CollegeFollow
Gordon J. Hewitt, Hamilton CollegeFollow
Julio Videras, Hamilton CollegeFollow

Type of Work

Article

Date

7-19-2017

Journal Title

New Directions for Institutional Research

Journal Issue

173

First Page

51

Last Page

62

DOI

10.1002/ir.20212

Abstract

This chapter examines the impact of declining student response rates on surveys administered at small- and medium-sized institutions. The potential for nonresponse bias and its effects are addressed.

Citation Information

Lin, Wei-Fang; Hewitt, Gordon J.; and Videras, Julio, "“I'm Meltiiiiiing…”: The Decline of Response Rates and the Impact of Nonresponse Bias on the Results of National Surveys at Small Colleges" (2017). Hamilton Digital Commons.
https://digitalcommons.hamilton.edu/articles/120

Hamilton Areas of Study

Economics

Hamilton Office Affiliation

Institutional Research and Assessment