2 papers
stat.AP2026
Spatial Dependence in the Self-Response: Spatial Dependence, Modeling, and Operational Consequences
Emanuel Ben-David
The U.S.\ Census Bureau's Low Response Score (LRS) is a central planning instrument for identifying places likely to require additional self-response outreach and nonresponse follo…
stat.ML2025
Predicting Census Survey Response Rates With Parsimonious Additive Models and Structured Interactions
Shibal Ibrahim, Peter Radchenko, Emanuel Ben-David +1
In this paper, we consider the problem of predicting survey response rates using a family of flexible and interpretable nonparametric models. The study is motivated by the US Censu…