The Effects of Advance Letters and Reminder/thank You Letters on Reducing Nonresponse in an Establishment Survey: an Experimental Study

Nonresponse prediction in an establishment survey using combination of statistical learning methods

Nonrespose is a source of error in the survey results and national statistical organizations are always looking for ways to control and reduce it. Predicting nonrespons sampling units in the survey before conducting the survey is one of the solutions that can help a lot in reducing and treating the survey nonresponse. Recent advances in technology and the facilitation of complex calculations...

A systematic review on reminder systems in physical therapy

Background: The main goal of physical therapy is to help the patient gain a better health status. Several studies have investigated the use of reminders to prevent such failures on the patients’ side. This article presents a systematic review of the literature concerning reminders in physical therapy. Methods: Databases were searched until May 2017 and literatures were found from April 1...

An Experimental Examination of the Content of Persuasion Letters on Nonresponse Rates and Survey Estimates in a Nonresponse Follow-Up Study

Effect of stamped reply envelopes and timing of newsletter delivery on response rates of mail survey: a randomised controlled trial in a prospective cohort study

OBJECTIVE To examine the effects of stamped reply envelope and the timing of newsletter distribution. DESIGN A randomised controlled trial in a prospective cohort study with a 2×2 factorial design of two interventions. SETTING The Japan Nurses' Health Study (JNHS), a prospective cohort study for women's health. PARTICIPANTS The present study included 6938 women who were part of the first-...

Discounting of Letters of Credit; a Legal Analysis

Letter of Credit is an international payment instrument whereby the issuing bank undertakes to pay the beneficiary, against presentation of certain stipulated documents, according to the conditions of the Letter of Credit. Discounting of LC for the short-term financing of the seller, due to the independent and irrevocable undertaking of the bank to make payment, is prevalent. Beneficiary gets t...