Ranked Set Sampling Using Auxiliary Variables of a Randomized Response Procedure for Estimating the Mean of a Sensitive Quantitative Character

Abstract

The analysis of the behavior of estimators of the mean of a sensitive variable is considered when a randomized response procedure is used. The results deal with the inference based on simple random sampling with replacement study design. A study of the behavior of the procedures for a ranked set sampling design is developed. A gain in accuracy is generally associated with the proposed alternative model.