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Ordinal Data Models for No-Opinion Responses in Attitude Survey

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  • Maria Iannario
  • Marica Manisera
  • Domenico Piccolo
  • Paola Zuccolotto

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In analyzing data from attitude surveys, it is common to consider the “don’t know†responses as missing values. In this article, we present a statistical model commonly used for the analysis of responses/evaluations expressed on Likert scales and extended to take into account the presence of don’t know responses. The main objective is to offer an alternative to the usual custom to treat them as missing values by considering them as a source of uncertainty. The original proposal in this article is the introduction of the relevant covariates in order to discriminate subpopulations that can show different behaviors in choosing between a substantive response and the don’t know option.

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  • Maria Iannario & Marica Manisera & Domenico Piccolo & Paola Zuccolotto, 2020. "Ordinal Data Models for No-Opinion Responses in Attitude Survey," Sociological Methods & Research, , vol. 49(1), pages 250-276, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:somere:v:49:y:2020:i:1:p:250-276
    DOI: 10.1177/0049124118769081
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    1. Maria Iannario, 2015. "Detecting latent components in ordinal data with overdispersion by means of a mixture distribution," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 49(3), pages 977-987, May.
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    3. Maria Iannario & Marica Manisera & Domenico Piccolo & Paola Zuccolotto, 2012. "Sensory analysis in the food industry as a tool for marketing decisions," Advances in Data Analysis and Classification, Springer;German Classification Society - Gesellschaft für Klassifikation (GfKl);Japanese Classification Society (JCS);Classification and Data Analysis Group of the Italian Statistical Society (CLADAG);International Federation of Classification Societies (IFCS), vol. 6(4), pages 303-321, December.
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