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Question Evaluation Methods

Contributing to the Science of Data Quality

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

Av Jennifer Madans, Kristen Miller, Aaron Maitland, Gordon B. Willis, Gordon B Willis

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Insightful observations on common question evaluation methods and best practices for data collection in survey research Featuring contributions from leading researchers and academicians in the field of survey research, Question Evaluation Methods: Contributing to the Science of Data Quality sheds light on question response error and introduces an interdisciplinary, cross-method approach that is essential for advancing knowledge about data quality and ensuring the credibility of conclusions drawn from surveys and censuses. Offering a variety of expert analyses of question evaluation methods, the book provides recommendations and best practices for researchers working with data in the health and social sciences.Based on a workshop held at the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), this book presents and compares various question evaluation methods that are used in modern-day data collection and analysis. Each section includes an introduction to a method by a leading authority in the field, followed by responses from other experts that outline related strengths, weaknesses, and underlying assumptions. Topics covered include: Behavior codingCognitive interviewingItem response theoryLatent class analysisSplit-sample experimentsMultitrait-multimethod experimentsField-based data methodsA concluding discussion identifies common themes across the presented material and their relevance to the future of survey methods, data analysis, and the production of Federal statistics. Together, the methods presented in this book offer researchers various scientific approaches to evaluating survey quality to ensure that the responses to these questions result in reliable, high-quality data.Question Evaluation Methods is a valuable supplement for courses on questionnaire design, survey methods, and evaluation methods at the upper-undergraduate and graduate levels. it also serves as a reference for government statisticians, survey methodologists, and researchers and practitioners who carry out survey research in the areas of the social and health sciences.

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Utgivningsdatum2011-08-12
Mått158 x 234 x 20 mm
Vikt549 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieWiley Series in Survey Methodology
Antal sidor378
FörlagJohn Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN9780470769485

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JENNIFER MADANS, PhD, is Associate Director for Science at the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). She has published numerous papers in the areas of health status measurement, chronic disease epidemiology, and aging. KRISTEN MILLER, PhD, is Director of the Question Design Research Laboratory at the NCHS. She currently oversees the question evaluation research program and designs and implements research projects on data quality and comparability in the health sciences.AARON MAITLAND, MS, is Statistician at the Question Design Research Laboratory at the NCHS, where he is the administrator of Q-Bank, the agency's online database of question evaluation reports for Federal surveys.GORDON WILLIS, PhD, is a Cognitive Psychologist at the Applied Research Program in the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences at the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Willis has more than twenty years of experience in planning, conducting, and reporting of all phases of cognitive laboratory research.

Contributors ix Preface xi1 Introduction 1Jennifer Madans, Kristen Miller, Aaron Maitland, and Gordon WillisI BEHAVIOR CODING 52 Coding the Behavior of Interviewers and Respondents to Evaluate Survey Questions 7Floyd J. Fowler, Jr.3 Response 1 to Fowler’s Chapter: Coding the Behavior of Interviewers and Respondents to Evaluate Survey Questions 23Nora Cate Schaeffer and Jennifer Dykema4 Response 2 to Fowler’s Chapter: Coding the Behavior of Interviewers and Respondents to Evaluate Survey Questions 41Alisú Schoua-GlusbergII COGNITIVE INTERVIEWING 495 Cognitive Interviewing 51Kristen Miller6 Response 1 to Miller’s Chapter: Cognitive Interviewing 77Gordon Willis7 Response 2 to Miller’s Chapter: Cognitive Interviewing 93Frederick G. ConradIII ITEM RESPONSE THEORY 1038 Applying Item Response Theory for Questionnaire Evaluation 105Bryce B. Reeve9 Response 1 to Reeve’s Chapter: Applying Item Response Theory for Questionnaire Evaluation 125Ron D. Hays10 Response 2 to Reeve’s Chapter: Applying Item Response Theory for Questionnaire Evaluation 137Clyde Tucker, Brian Meekins, Jennifer Edgar, and Paul P. BiemerIV LATENT CLASS ANALYSIS 15111 Some Issues in the Application of Latent Class Models for Questionnaire Design 153Paul P. Biemer and Marcus Berzofsky12 Response 1 to Biemer and Berzofsky’s Chapter: Some Issues in the Application of Latent Class Models for Questionnaire Design 187Frauke Kreuter13 Response 2 to Biemer and Berzofsky’s Chapter: Some Issues in the Application of Latent Class Models for Questionnaire Design 199Janet A. Harkness and Timothy P. JohnsonV SPLIT-SAMPLE EXPERIMENTS 21314 Experiments for Evaluating Survey Questions 215Jon A. Krosnick15 Response 1 to Krosnick’s Chapter: Experiments for Evaluating Survey Questions 239Johnny Blair16 Response 2 to Krosnick’s Chapter: Experiments for Evaluating Survey Questions 253Theresa DeMaio and Stephanie WillsonVI MULTITRAIT-MULTIMETHOD EXPERIMENTS 26317 Evaluating the Reliability and Validity of Survey Interview Data Using the MTMM Approach 265Duane F. Alwin18 Response to Alwin’s Chapter: Evaluating the Reliability and Validity of Survey Interview Data Using the MTMM Approach 295Peter Ph. MohlerVII FIELD-BASED DATA METHODS 31919 Using Field Tests to Evaluate Federal Statistical Survey Questionnaires 321Brian A. Harris-Kojetin and James M. DahlhamerIndex 345