non-respondent
non-respondent — 名詞
1. A person who was part of a selected group for a survey, census, or clinical stud
未答覆者
調查中不回覆的人
A person who was part of a selected group for a survey, census, or clinical study but did not send back their answers or take part.
The research team sent follow-up letters to all non-respondents in the health survey.
研究團隊寄出追蹤信函給健康調查中的所有未答覆者。
collocation: sent follow-up letters to non-respondents
Shirin was listed as a non-respondent because she never returned the questionnaire.
Shirin 因為從未寄回問卷，被列為無回應者。
A high rate of non-respondents can make election polls much less accurate.
過高的未答覆者比例會讓選舉民調的準確度大幅降低。
Daichi compared the answers of respondents with those of non-respondents to check for bias.
Daichi 比較了答覆者與未答覆者的回答，以檢查是否存在偏差。
The census office telephoned every non-respondent in the district to collect basic data.
戶口普查辦公室打電話給該區的每一位未答覆者，以收集基本資料。
- non-participant
Broader term — includes anyone who chose not to join a study at all, not just those who failed to reply after agreeing.
- non-answerer
Less formal and less common; sounds more literal and everyday.
- respondent
The direct opposite — a person who did submit their answers.
文法句型
non-respondent(s)
用法筆記
Often appears in plural form (non-respondents) in research reports. The singular is typically used to describe an individual case.