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Minimizing Non-Response in The Delphi Process: How to Respond to
Non-Response
Chia-Chien Hsu & Brian A. Sandford
Oklahoma State University
When using the Delphi process, investigators need not only to achieve a
desirable response rate in the initial round but they must also concern
themselves with maintaining high response rates in the following
iterations. Due to the potential scarcity of qualified participants and
the relatively small number of subjects used in a Delphi study, the
ability to achieve and maintain an ideal response rate can either ensure
or jeopardize the validity of a Delphi study. The purpose of this paper
is to discuss possible options to achieve and maintain a desirable
response rate when engaged in a Delphi research project. These possible
options focus on the importance of seeking help from well recognized
experts or endorsed individuals, the value in establishing the first
contact with each participant, the option of utilizing different forms
and formats of questions, the use of incentives to encourage response
and finally, strategies for dealing with non-respondents.
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Lawrence M. Rudner, coedit...@pareonline.net
William D. Schafer
Co-editors
Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation
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