In this paper, like a magician can show several birds flying out of an empty basket, we show that at least seven parameters of interest to a social scientist can be estimated from a single sample and one response from each respondent. A real survey data application is given.

Non-response bias refers to the mistake one expects to make in estimating a population characteristic based on a sample of survey data in which, due to non-response, certain types of survey respondents are under-represented. Social scientists often attempt to make inferences about a population...

In this article, “Benford’s law†is applied to the “randomized response technique†(RRT) to increase the validity of answers to sensitive questions. Using the Newcomb–Benford distribution as a randomizing device has several advantages. It is easy to explain and...

In this study, the problem of estimating the proportion π <Subscript> A </Subscript> of people bearing a sensitive attribute A is considered. Three dichotomous unrelated question mechanisms which are alternative to the well-known Simmons’ model are discussed and their performance is evaluated taking into account...</subscript>