Published
2010-08-28

Una revisión de la metodología de estimación a través de muestreo por cadenas referenciales para las proporciones de una población oculta

A review of the methodology of estimation trough respondent-driven sampling for proportions of a hidden population

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15332/s2027-3355.2010.0001.02
Edna Carolina Moreno
Profesor. Facultad de Estadística. Universidad Santo Tomás.
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Abstract (en)

This article reviews some of the most important results about a new method of sampling and estimation for populations where there is no sampling frame, this is known as Respondent-Driven Sampling (RDS). A theoretical analysis based on Markov chains shows that this method reduces the bias generally associated with chain-reference samples; in addition the method produces asymptotically unbiased estimators. We demonstrated the potential of the method through an empirical simulation.
Keywords (en): Estimador asintóticamente insesgado, población oculta, RDS

Abstract (es)

Este artículo pone en perspectiva algunos de los resultados más importantes acerca de un nuevo método de muestreo y estimación parapoblaciones donde no existe un marco muestral. Tal método es conocido como RDS, por sus siglas en inglés Respondent-Driven Sampling. Un análisis teórico basado en cadenas de Markov permite mostrar que este método reduce los sesgos generalmente asociados a las muestras por cadenas referenciales, además de producir estimadores asintóticamente insesgados. Se comprobó el potencial del método por medio de una simulación empírica.
Keywords (es): Estimador asintóticamente insesgado, población oculta, RDS

References

Heckathorn, D. D. (1997), ‘Respondent-driven sampling: A new approach to thestudy of hidden populations’, Social Problems44(174-199).

Heckathorn, D. D. (2002), ‘Respondent-driven sampling ii: Deriving valid population estimates from chain-referral samples of hidden populations’, Social Problems 49(11-34).

Heckathorn, D. D. (2007), ‘Extensions of respondent-driven sampling: Analyzing continuous variables and controlling for differential recruitment’, Sociological Methodology37(151-208).

Salganik, M. J. & Heckathorn, D. D. (2004), ‘Sampling and estimation in hid-den populations using respondent-driven sampling’, Sociological Methodology 34(193-239)

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Moreno, E. C. (2010). A review of the methodology of estimation trough respondent-driven sampling for proportions of a hidden population. Comunicaciones En Estadística, 3(1), 25-47. https://doi.org/10.15332/s2027-3355.2010.0001.02

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