{"title":"Testing the missingness mechanism in longitudinal surveys: a case study using the Health and Retirement Study","authors":"Peiyi Lu, M. Shelley","doi":"10.1080/13645579.2022.2049509","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2022.2049509","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Imputation or likelihood-based approaches to handle missing data assume the data are missing completely at random (MCAR) or missing at random (MAR). However, little research has examined the missingness pattern before using these imputation/likelihood methods. Three missingness mechanisms – MCAR, MAR, and not missing at random (NMAR) – can be tested using information on research design, disciplinary knowledge, and appropriate methods. This study summarized six commonly used statistical methods to test the missingness mechanism and discussed their application conditions. We further applied these methods to a two-wave longitudinal dataset from the Health and Retirement Study (N = 18,747). Health measures met the MAR assumptions although we could not completely rule out NMAR. Demographic variables provided auxiliary information. The logistic regression method demonstrated applicability to a wide range of scenarios. This study provides a useful guide to choose methods to test missingness mechanisms depending on the research goal and nature of the data.","PeriodicalId":14272,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Research Methodology","volume":"26 1","pages":"439 - 452"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2023-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41582000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On investigating phenomena without losing sight of them: The dialectics of observation and the phenomenological gaze in a kindergarten setting","authors":"J. Borgen, G. Engelsrud","doi":"10.1080/13645579.2023.2223065","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2023.2223065","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14272,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Research Methodology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2023-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47752753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Between life course research and social history: new approaches to qualitative data in the British birth cohort studies","authors":"J. Carpentieri, Laura Carter, C. Jeppesen","doi":"10.1080/13645579.2023.2218234","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2023.2218234","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14272,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Research Methodology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2023-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42670669","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Decolonising participatory research: can Ubuntu philosophy contribute something?","authors":"T. Marovah, O. Mutanga","doi":"10.1080/13645579.2023.2214022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2023.2214022","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14272,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Research Methodology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2023-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44349284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Participation or direction? Dilemmas in utilising participatory methods","authors":"P. Davies","doi":"10.1080/13645579.2023.2195697","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2023.2195697","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14272,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Research Methodology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2023-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43726695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Review of Artificial Intelligence in Political Science Research – Focusing on Estimation of Online Public Opinion","authors":"Daesik Kim","doi":"10.21487/jrm.2023.3.8.1.77","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21487/jrm.2023.3.8.1.77","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14272,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Research Methodology","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2023-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81244209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Study on Participation and Practice Experience of Community-Based Citizens Advocacy Projects","authors":"Ji-Hyun Nam, Jihye Jeon","doi":"10.21487/jrm.2023.3.8.1.27","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21487/jrm.2023.3.8.1.27","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14272,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Research Methodology","volume":"61 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2023-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84555815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Has Regional Voting Changed?: Evidence from the 14th~20th Korean Presidential Elections","authors":"JiSung Yoon","doi":"10.21487/jrm.2023.3.8.1.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21487/jrm.2023.3.8.1.1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14272,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Research Methodology","volume":"57 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2023-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72615684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparing the mobilising effects of in-person canvassing to postal reminders – experimental evidence from a longitudinal election study","authors":"Jonas Elis, Achim Goerres, S. Mayer, D. Spies","doi":"10.1080/13645579.2023.2189804","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2023.2189804","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14272,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Research Methodology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2023-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43755545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Critical ethical reflexivity (CER) in feminist narrative inquiry: reflections from cis researchers doing social work research with trans and non-binary people","authors":"Michael Rogers, C. Brown","doi":"10.1080/13645579.2023.2187007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2023.2187007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14272,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Research Methodology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2023-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41568208","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}