{"product_id":"methods-for-testing-and-evaluating-survey-questionnaires-9780471458418","title":"Methods for Testing and Evaluating Survey","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the past two decades, methods for the development, evaluation, and testing of survey questionnaires have changed radically. Research has also begun to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of alternative techniques, and to examine the generality and consistency of their results.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"...a superb resource...The writing style of each of the authors is uniformly excellent. This volume should be in every survey practitioner's library.\" (\u003ci\u003eContemporary Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e, July 2005)  \u003cp\u003e\"...the ultimate resource for writing statistically valid surveys.\" (\u003ci\u003eTechnometrics\u003c\/i\u003e, May 2005)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Questionnaires are an emerging issue is survey sampling, and this book will be an important tool for researchers and survey practitioners.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of the American Statistical Association\u003c\/i\u003e, June 2005)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This volume is essential for anyone collecting or using survey data.”  (\u003ci\u003eJournal of the Royal Statistical Society Series\u003c\/i\u003e A, June 2005)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“…informative and interesting…makes a significant contribution to the development and testing of questionnaires…” (\u003ci\u003ewww.biomedical-engineering-online.com\u003c\/i\u003e, 2005 4:3)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors.  \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Methods for Testing and Evaluating Survey Questions (Stanley Presser, \u003ci\u003eet al.\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART I: COGNITIVE INTERVIEWS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Cognitive Interviewing Revisited: A Useful Technique, in Theory (Gordon B. Willis).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Dynamics of Cognitive Interviewing (Paul Beatty).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Data Quality in Cognitive Interviews: The Case of Verbal Reports (Fred G. Conrad and Johnny Blair).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Do Different Cognitive Interview Techniques Produce Different Results (Theresa J. DeMaio and Ashley Landreth)?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART II: SUPPLEMENTS TO CONVENTIONAL PRETESTS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Evaluating Survey Questions by Analyzing Patterns of Behavior Codes and Question-Answer Sequences (Johannes van der Zouwen and Johannes H. Smit).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Response Latency and (Para) Linguistic Expressions as Indicators of Response Error (Stasja Draisma and Wil Dijkstra).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Vignettes and Respondent Debriefing for Questionnaire Design and Evaluation (Elizabeth Martin).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART III: EXPERIMENTS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Case for More Split-Sample Experiments in Developing Survey Instruments (Floyd Jackson Fowler).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Using Field Experiments to Improve Instrument Design: The SIPP Methods Panel Project (Jeffrey Moore, \u003ci\u003eet al.\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Experimental Design Considerations for Testing and Evaluating Questionnaires (Roger Tourangeau).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART IV: STATISTICAL MODELING.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Modeling Measurement Error to Identify Flawed Questions (Paul Biemer).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Item Response Theory (IRT) Modeling for Questionnaire Evaluation (Bryce B. Reeve and Louise C. Mâsse).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Development and Improvement of Questionnaires Using Predictions of Reliability and Validity (William E. Saris, \u003ci\u003eet al.\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART V: MODE OF ADMINISTRATION.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Testing Paper Self-administered Questionnaires: Cognitive Interview and Field Test Comparisons (Don A. Dillman and Cleo D. Redline).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Methods for Testing and Evaluating Computer-Assisted Questionnaires (John Tarnai and Danna L. Moore).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Usability Testing to Evaluate Computer-Assisted Survey Instruments (Sue Ellen Hansen and Mick P. Couper).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Development and Testing of Web Questionnaires (Reginald P. Baker, \u003ci\u003eet al.\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART VI: SPECIAL POPULATIONS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Evolution and Adaptation of Questionnaire Development, Evaluation and Testing for Establishment Surveys (Diane K. Willimack, \u003ci\u003eet al.\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Pretesting Questionnaires for Children and Adolescents (Edith de Leeuw, \u003ci\u003eet al.\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Developing and Evaluating Cross-National Survey Insteuments (Tom W. Smith).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Survey Questionnaire Translation and Assessment (Janet Harkness, \u003ci\u003eet al.\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART VII: MULTI-METHOD APPLICATIONS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. A Multiple-Method Approach to Improving the Clarity of Closely Related Concepts: Distinguishing Legal and Physical Custody of Children (Nora Cate Schaeffer and Jennifer Dykema).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. Multiple Methods for Developing and Evaluating a Stated-Choice Questionnaire to Value Wetlands (Michael D. Kaplowitz, \u003ci\u003eet al.\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. Does Pretesting Make a Difference? An Experimental Test (Barbara Forsyth, \u003ci\u003eet al.\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402598654295,"sku":"9780471458418","price":79.16,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471458418.jpg?v=1730480914","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/methods-for-testing-and-evaluating-survey-questionnaires-9780471458418","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}