Big Data meets Causal Survey Research: Understanding Nonresponse in the Recruitment of a Mixed-mode Online Panel
大数据与因果调查研究:混合模式在线面板招募中的无应答
Survey scientists increasingly face the problem of high-dimensionality in their research as digitization makes it much easier to construct high-dimensional (or "big") data sets through tools such as online surveys and mobile applications. Machine learning methods are able to handle such data, and they have been successfully applied to solve \emph{predictive} problems. However, in many situations, survey statisticians want to learn about \emph{causal} relationships to draw…