Robert M. Groves
Affiliated Programs:
National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG)
U-M Program in Survey Methodology
Funded Research:
Behavior on Surveys and in the Economy Using HRS (NIA)
Identifying Causal Mechanisms Underlying Nonignorable Unit Through Refusals to Surveys (NSF)
National Center for Disaster Mental Health Research (NC-DMHR) (NIMH)
Professor, Sociology, University of Michigan.
Research Professor, Survey Research Center, University of Michigan.
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Dr. Groves studies how alternative research designs affect the utility of data collected. His current research focuses on social and cognitive theory development regarding decisions to participate in statistical surveys, as a vehicle to construct survey statistics with lower nonresponse errors. He has studied the impact of mode of data collection, interviewer behavior, and use of computer assistance on the quality of survey data.
Recent Publications
Books
Groves, Robert M., and Cork, D. 2008. Surveying victims : options for conducting the National Crime Victimization Survey. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press.
Groves, Robert M., F.J. Fowler, Mick P. Couper, James M. Lepkowski, Eleanor Singer, and R. Tourangeau. 2004. Survey Methodology. New York: Wiley. Abstract.
Groves, Robert M., D. Dillman, J. Eltinge, and R. Little. 2002. Survey Nonresponse. New York: John Wiley and Sons.
Groves, Robert M., and Mick P. Couper. 1998. Nonresponse in Household Interview Surveys. New York: Wiley. Abstract.
Journal Articles
Peytchev, Andy, Emilia Peytcheva, and Robert M. Groves. Forthcoming. "Measurement Error, Unit Nonresponse, and Self-Reports of Abortion Experiences." Public Opinion Quarterly.
Groves, Robert M., and E. Peytcheva. 2008. "The impact of nonresponse rates on nonresponse bias - A meta-analysis." Public Opinion Quarterly, 72(2): 167-189. DOI:10.1093/poq/nfn011. Licensed Access.
Couper, Mick P., Eleanor Singer, Frederick G. Conrad, and Robert M. Groves. 2008. "Risk of Disclosure, Perceptions of Risk, and Concerns about Privacy and Confidentiality as Factors in Survey Participation." Journal of Official Statistics, 24(2): 255-275. Public Access.
Groves, Robert M., and Steven Heeringa. 2006. "Responsive design for household surveys: tools for actively controlling survey errors and costs." Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A: Statistics in Society, 169, 439-457 Part 3. DOI:10.1111/j.1467-985X.2006.00423.x. Licensed Access.
Groves, Robert M. 2006. "Nonresponse rates and nonresponse bias in household surveys." Public Opinion Quarterly, 70(5): 646-675. DOI:10.1093/poq/nfl033. Licensed Access.
Groves, Robert M., Mick P. Couper, S. Presser, Eleanor Singer, Roger Tourangeau, G.P. Acosta, and L. Nelson. 2006. "Experiments in producing nonresponse bias." Public Opinion Quarterly, 70(5): 720-736. DOI:10.1093/poq/nf1036. Licensed Access.
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