Saris, Willem E.
Design, evaluation, and analysis of questionnaires for survey research / Willem E. Saris, Irmtraud Gallhofer. - 2nd ed. - xvii, 355 p. ; ill. : 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Introduction -- The three-step procedure to design requests for an answer -- Concepts-by-postulation and concepts-by-intuition -- From social science concepts-by-intuition to assertions -- The formulation of requests for an answer -- Choices involved in questionnaire design -- Specific survey research features of requests for an answer -- Response alternatives -- The structure of open-ended and closed survey items -- Survey items in batteries -- Mode of data collection and other choices -- The effects of survey characteristics on data quality -- Criteria for the quality of survey measures -- Estimation of reliability, validity and method effects -- Split ballot mtmm designs -- Mtmm experiments and the quality of survey questions -- Applications in social science research -- The sqp 2.0 program for prediction of quality and the -- Improvement of measurement -- The quality of measures for concepts-by-postulation -- Correction for measurement errors -- Coping with measurement error in cross-cultural research -- References -- Index.
9781118634615
2013042094
Social surveys.
Social surveys--Methodology.
Questionnaires.
Interviewing.
HN29 / .S29 2014
300.72/3
Design, evaluation, and analysis of questionnaires for survey research / Willem E. Saris, Irmtraud Gallhofer. - 2nd ed. - xvii, 355 p. ; ill. : 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Introduction -- The three-step procedure to design requests for an answer -- Concepts-by-postulation and concepts-by-intuition -- From social science concepts-by-intuition to assertions -- The formulation of requests for an answer -- Choices involved in questionnaire design -- Specific survey research features of requests for an answer -- Response alternatives -- The structure of open-ended and closed survey items -- Survey items in batteries -- Mode of data collection and other choices -- The effects of survey characteristics on data quality -- Criteria for the quality of survey measures -- Estimation of reliability, validity and method effects -- Split ballot mtmm designs -- Mtmm experiments and the quality of survey questions -- Applications in social science research -- The sqp 2.0 program for prediction of quality and the -- Improvement of measurement -- The quality of measures for concepts-by-postulation -- Correction for measurement errors -- Coping with measurement error in cross-cultural research -- References -- Index.
9781118634615
2013042094
Social surveys.
Social surveys--Methodology.
Questionnaires.
Interviewing.
HN29 / .S29 2014
300.72/3