In this paper, we present empirical and theoretical results on classificationtrees for randomized response data. We considered a dichotomous sensitive responsevariable with the true status intentionally misclassified by the respondents using rulesprescribed by a randomized response method. We assumed that classification trees aregrown using the Pearson chi-square test as a splitting criterion, and that the randomizedresponse data are analyzed using classification trees as if they were not perturbed.We proved that classification trees analyzing observed randomized response data andestimated true data have a one-to-one correspondence in terms of ranking the splittingvariables. This is illustrated using two real data sets.

A property of the CHAID partitioning method for dichotomous randomized response data and categorical predictors

PERRI, PIER FRANCESCO;
2012-01-01

Abstract

In this paper, we present empirical and theoretical results on classificationtrees for randomized response data. We considered a dichotomous sensitive responsevariable with the true status intentionally misclassified by the respondents using rulesprescribed by a randomized response method. We assumed that classification trees aregrown using the Pearson chi-square test as a splitting criterion, and that the randomizedresponse data are analyzed using classification trees as if they were not perturbed.We proved that classification trees analyzing observed randomized response data andestimated true data have a one-to-one correspondence in terms of ranking the splittingvariables. This is illustrated using two real data sets.
2012
Pearson chi-square; Forced response method,; Prevalence estimation; CHAID method.
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