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Unrelated question model with two decks of cards |
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| Authors: | Stephen A Sedory Sarjinder Singh Oluwaseun L Olanipekun Colin Wark |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Mathematics, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, Texas;2. Department of Psychology and Sociology, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, Texas |
| Abstract: | In this paper, we propose a new unrelated question model for estimating the prevalence of a sensitive characteristic within a population by utilizing two decks of cards. The resultant estimator is then compared to its competitors as to efficiency and as to protection of respondents. A real data application analyzing e-cigarette use among college students is considered. |
| Keywords: | e-cigarette lower bound of variance and protection of respondents two decks of cards unrelated question model |