Abstract
Experience-sampling research involves trade-offs between the number of questions asked per signal, the number of signals per day, and the number of days. By combining planned missing-data designs and multilevel latent variable modeling, we show how to reduce the items per signal without reducing the number of items. After illustrating different designs using real data, we present two Monte Carlo studies that explored the performance of planned missing-data designs across different within-person and between-person sample sizes and across different patterns of response rates. The missing-data designs yielded unbiased parameter estimates but slightly higher standard errors. With realistic sample sizes, even designs with extensive missingness performed well, so these methods are promising additions to an experience-sampler's toolbox.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 41-54 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Behavior Research Methods |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Ecological momentary assessment
- Efficient designs
- Experience-sampling methods
- Maximum likelihood
- Missing data
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- Psychology (miscellaneous)
- General Psychology