nonresponse
Failing to reply
Nonresponse is the failure to respond, particularly in surveys and research where participants don't answer questions or return questionnaires.
High nonresponse rates can skew data if those who don't respond differ systematically from those who do: The study adjusted for nonresponse bias.
Also used more generally for any failure to reply or react.
Lacking any response
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- unacknowledgedNot formally recognized
- unrepliedLacking a response
- unaddressedNot yet handled
silence · ghosting · radio silence · stonewalling · cold shoulder · brushoff · disregard · snub
Absent information in datasets
- attritionGradual reduction through loss
- sampling biasSystematic error from unrepresentative samples
- follow-upSubsequent action on something
- dropoutOne who quits early
participation · questionnaire · poll · refusal · incomplete · return rate · nonparticipation · callback
Lack of interest
- apathyAbsence of feeling
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- aloofnessEmotional unavailability, standoffishness
- disinterestAbsence of bias
passivity · numbness · withdrawal · shutting down · stoniness · blankness · unresponsiveness · impassivity
Immobile from mental withdrawal
- stuporSuspended sensibility
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- vegetativeOf plant growth
- comaUnwakeable unconsciousness
flatline · treatment failure · refractory · resistant · non-reactive · inert
unanswered
Lacking any response
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- unacknowledgedNot formally recognized
- unrepliedLacking a response
unaddressed · silence · ghosting · radio silence · stonewalling · cold shoulder · brushoff · disregard · snub · rebuff
missing data
Absent information in datasets
- attritionGradual reduction through loss
- sampling biasSystematic error from unrepresentative samples
- follow-upSubsequent action on something
dropout · participation · questionnaire · poll · refusal · incomplete · return rate · nonparticipation · callback · panel
indifference
Lack of interest
- apathyAbsence of feeling
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- aloofnessEmotional unavailability, standoffishness
disinterest · passivity · numbness · withdrawal · shutting down · stoniness · blankness · unresponsiveness · impassivity · coldness
catatonic
Immobile from mental withdrawal
- stuporSuspended sensibility
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- vegetativeOf plant growth
coma · flatline · treatment failure · refractory · resistant · non-reactive · inert
- inactioninaction, passivity, doing nothing, stillness, immobility
- Avoiding Answersdodge, evade, deflect, sidestep, evasive
- Censuscensus bureau, census tract, enumeration, enumerator, headcount
- phone surveyscall centers, call center, interviewers, interviewer, questionnaire
- miscommunicationmix-up, mixed signals, confusion, mixed messages, crossed wires
nonresponseresponse
Answer to stimulus
reply · answer · acknowledgment · feedback · rejoinder
nonresponseresponse
Answer to stimulus
reaction · responsiveness · sensitivity · reactivity · engagement
nonresponseresponse
Answer to stimulus
participation · completion · compliance · return · cooperation