What does "lost to survey" mean?

[JackRipper]

??


thanks in advance

 

[sixone]

In what context?

 

[JackRipper]

" here's some data, saying that #people lost to survey = 5, 8, etc"

"5 aircrafts lost to survey"

 

[hjo3]

Maybe it means they thought they had more than what the survey revealed. They don't have the info to confirm the subjects were stolen/killed/whatever, so "lost to survey" is a way of saying "we came up short and don't know why."

Just a guess.

 

[DaveSimmons]

naval term, they didn't drink their lime juice.

 

[JackRipper]

hrmm...

but the way its stated... it seems to be somewhat accounted for...

"Urban dwellers, especially those in central city areas, are more likely to be
lost to survey due to non-contact or refusal. "

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
naval term, they didn't drink their lime juice.

i dun think its a naval term in this context... ie its more related to data analysis and accountability


-JR

 

[Bootprint]

n

 

[JackRipper]

Originally posted by: Bootprint
n

not in that context either

but more like this:

: "62 (56%) developed multiple sclerosis, 13 were lost to survey. However, eight of
these had recurrent episodes of optic neuritis."



edit: wow u edit quick....


wonder where Sixone is

 

[Mark R]

It means that those subjects were originally in the survey, but they did not participate in later parts of the survey (and no record could be found of why).

E.g. if it's patients in a medical study - they could have moved away and lot left a forwarding address

If it's widgets or planes - then maybe they were sold, and the original company closed so the widgets couldn't be traced.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: JackRipper

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
naval term, they didn't drink their lime juice.

i dun think its a naval term in this context... ie its more related to data analysis and accountability -JR

You mean they weren't lost to scurvy?

 

[JackRipper]

Originally posted by: Mark R
It means that those subjects were originally in the survey, but they did not participate in later parts of the survey (and no record could be found of why).

E.g. if it's patients in a medical study - they could have moved away and lot left a forwarding address

If it's widgets or planes - then maybe they were sold, and the original company closed so the widgets couldn't be traced.

i see... so its like they were:

"lost" = missing, removed, gone

"to" = to be able

"survey" = to be in observance...

The "survey" in the phrase seemed like it was more of a noun than a verb... so kept getting conflicting thoughts. Seems like not many people know this phrase either... thanks! Hope this is what it is...


-JR

 

[Mark R]

The "survey" in the phrase seemed like it was more of a noun than a verb

I think it probably is a noun. I'd interpret it like 'lost from this survey'.

 

[sixone]

Originally posted by: JackRipper

Originally posted by: Bootprint
n

not in that context either

but more like this:

: "62 (56%) developed multiple sclerosis, 13 were lost to survey. However, eight of
these had recurrent episodes of optic neuritis."

edit: wow u edit quick....

wonder where Sixone is

I really had no earthly idea.

I like MarkR's answer above - that makes the most sense to me.