nonresponses
Replies never given
Nonresponses are instances of failing to respond, particularly in surveys or research contexts where participants don't answer questions or return questionnaires.
Survey researchers worry about nonresponse bias—whether people who don't respond differ systematically from those who do: The high rate of nonresponses made the poll unreliable.
Total lack of sound
- no replyAbsence of answer
- unacknowledgedNot formally recognized
- ghostingAbruptly ceasing all communication
- radio silenceAbsence of broadcast communication
stonewalling · cold shoulder · dismissal · brush-off · snubbing · rebuff · disregard · unresponsiveness
Absent information in datasets
- refusalsActs of declining
- dropoutsPeople who leave early
- attritionGradual reduction through loss
- no-showsThose who fail appointments
abstentions · opt-outs · declines · unreturned · non-participation · follow-up · callbacks · imputation
Formal refusal to vote
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- non-participationChoosing to stay uninvolved
- civil disobediencePeaceful refusal to obey
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
refusal · sit-out · voter apathy · disengagement · non-cooperation · passive resistance · opt-out · withdrawal
- treatment failureTherapy not achieving goals
- refractoryResistant to heat/control
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- insensitivityLack of emotional awareness
tolerance · unaffected · non-reactive · drug resistance · placebo · inefficacy
silence
Total lack of sound
- no replyAbsence of answer
- unacknowledgedNot formally recognized
- ghostingAbruptly ceasing all communication
radio silence · stonewalling · cold shoulder · dismissal · brush-off · snubbing · rebuff · disregard · unresponsiveness · evasion
missing data
Absent information in datasets
no-shows · abstentions · opt-outs · declines · unreturned · non-participation · follow-up · callbacks · imputation
abstention
Formal refusal to vote
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- non-participationChoosing to stay uninvolved
- civil disobediencePeaceful refusal to obey
noncompliance · refusal · sit-out · voter apathy · disengagement · non-cooperation · passive resistance · opt-out · withdrawal · non-voting
no reaction
- treatment failureTherapy not achieving goals
- refractoryResistant to heat/control
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
insensitivity · tolerance · unaffected · non-reactive · drug resistance · placebo · inefficacy
nonresponsesresponses
Answers or reactions
replies · answers · returns · submissions · participations