The methodology of randomised response (RR) has advanced considerably in recent years.
Nevertheless, most research in this area has addressed the estimation of qualitative …

Cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug in developed countries, and has a significant
impact on mental and physical health in the general population. Although the evaluation of …

Fine stratification is commonly used to control the distribution of a sample from a finite
population and to improve the precision of resulting estimators. One-per-stratum designs …

In this article, new estimators for estimating the population mean of a sensitive variable
using the concept of successive sampling over two occasions are proposed. The …

Large-scale surveys are increasingly delving into sensitive topics such as gambling,
alcoholism, drug use, sexual behaviour and domestic violence. Sensitive, stigmatizing or …

For the collection of data related to sensitive issues, randomized response (RR) techniques
have been proposed. RR techniques provide more reliable data, protect respondents' …

This article analyzes the efficacy of the randomized response technique (RRT) in achieving
honest self-reporting about sexual behavior, compared with traditional survey techniques. A …

In this paper, we address the problem of estimating the Gini index when data are assumed
to be collected through the randomized response method proposed by Greenberg et al.(J …

In this article, a new estimator for estimating the finite population variance of a sensitive
variable based on scrambled responses collected using a randomization device is …

The rapid evolution of technology in last decades has allowed conducting studies for
complex surveys. Over time, the software is used in all steps of the survey: survey design …