Robustness against lying of the confidence interval for a fraction of population with a sensitive characteristic

In the investigations devoted to sensitive questions the problem is with the truthfulness of survey participants. We offer a fresh perspective on respondent deception. We investigate the influence of lying on the properties of the confidence intervals for the fraction of the sensitive part of a population. It is shown that the coverage probability is robust against lying.

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arXiv (Cornell University)
Published
2026-11-02
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https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2611.03481
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Survey Sampling and Estimation Techniques
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Robustness against lying of the confidence interval for a fraction of population with a sensitive characteristic

Wojciech Zieliński
arXiv (Cornell University)
Survey Sampling and Estimation Techniques
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Robustness against lying of the confidence interval for a fraction of population with a sensitive characteristic

Wojciech Zieliński
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Abstract

In the investigations devoted to sensitive questions the problem is with the truthfulness of survey participants. We offer a fresh perspective on respondent deception. We investigate the influence of lying on the properties of the confidence intervals for the fraction of the sensitive part of a population. It is shown that the coverage probability is robust against lying.

arXiv (Cornell University)
Survey Sampling and Estimation Techniques
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