Design, evaluation, and analysis of questionnaires for survey research

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Saris, Willem E. (Author), Gallhofer, Irmtraud N. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley , c2014
Edition:2nd ed
Series:Wiley series in survey methodology
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Concepts-by-postulation and concepts-by-intuition
  • 3. From social science concepts-by-intuition to assertions
  • 4. The formulation of requests for an answer
  • 5. Specific survey research features of requests for an answer
  • 6. Response alternatives
  • 7. The structure of open-ended and closed survey items
  • 8. Survey items in batteries
  • 9. Mode of data collection and other choices
  • 10. Criteria for the quality of survey measures
  • 11. Estimation of reliability, validity and method effects
  • 12. Split-ballot multitrait-multimethod designs
  • 13. MTMM experiments and the quality of survey questions
  • 14. The SQP 2.0 program for prediction of quality and improvement of measurement
  • 15. The quality of measures for concepts-by-postulation
  • 16. Correction for measurement errors
  • 17. Coping with measurement error in cross-cultural research