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A novel item-allocation procedure for the three-form planned missing data design.


ABSTRACT: We propose a new method of constructing questionnaire forms in the three-form planned missing data design (PMDD). The random item allocation (RIA) procedure that we propose promises to dramatically simplify the process of implementing three-form PMDDs without compromising statistical performance. Our method is a stochastic approximation to the currently recommended approach of deterministically spreading a scale's items across the X-, A-, B-, and C-blocks when allocating the items in a three-form design. Direct empirical support for the performance of our method is only available for scales containing at least 12 items, so we also propose a modified approach for use with scales containing fewer than 12 items. We also discuss the limitations of our procedure and several nuances for researchers to consider when implementing three-form PMDDs using our method. ? The RIA procedure allows researchers to implement statistically sound three-form planned missing data designs without the need for expert knowledge or results from prior statistical modeling. ? The RIA procedure can be used to construct both "paper-and-pencil" questionnaires and questionnaires administered through online survey software. ? The RIA procedure is a simple framework to aid in designing three-form PMDDs; implementing the RIA method does not require any specialized software or technical expertise.

SUBMITTER: Lang KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7327835 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A novel item-allocation procedure for the three-form planned missing data design.

Lang Kyle M KM   Moore E Whitney G EWG   Grandfield Elizabeth M EM  

MethodsX 20200528


We propose a new method of constructing questionnaire forms in the three-form planned missing data design (PMDD). The <i>random item allocation</i> (RIA) procedure that we propose promises to dramatically simplify the process of implementing three-form PMDDs without compromising statistical performance. Our method is a stochastic approximation to the currently recommended approach of deterministically spreading a scale's items across the X-, A-, B-, and C-blocks when allocating the items in a th  ...[more]

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