I conducted an online survey for my research and the initial invitation to participants through email were 290. However, the survey link was also distributed through website and other means of social media (Whatsapp, snowballing, etc).
The total responses was almost double from the initial number of target participants, although the completed responses to be analysed are almost 60% from the target number.
How do I justify the response rate? Or should I analyse the completed responses with meaningful answers and ignore the response rate?