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Book SynopsisInsightful 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
Table of Contents
Contributors ix
Preface xi
1 Introduction 1
Jennifer Madans, Kristen Miller, Aaron Maitland, and Gordon Willis
I BEHAVIOR CODING 5
2 Coding the Behavior of Interviewers and Respondents to Evaluate Survey Questions 7
Floyd J. Fowler, Jr.
3 Response 1 to Fowler’s Chapter: Coding the Behavior of Interviewers and Respondents to Evaluate Survey Questions 23
Nora Cate Schaeffer and Jennifer Dykema
4 Response 2 to Fowler’s Chapter: Coding the Behavior of Interviewers and Respondents to Evaluate Survey Questions 41
Alisú Schoua-Glusberg
II COGNITIVE INTERVIEWING 49
5 Cognitive Interviewing 51
Kristen Miller
6 Response 1 to Miller’s Chapter: Cognitive Interviewing 77
Gordon Willis
7 Response 2 to Miller’s Chapter: Cognitive Interviewing 93
Frederick G. Conrad
III ITEM RESPONSE THEORY 103
8 Applying Item Response Theory for Questionnaire Evaluation 105
Bryce B. Reeve
9 Response 1 to Reeve’s Chapter: Applying Item Response Theory for Questionnaire Evaluation 125
Ron D. Hays
10 Response 2 to Reeve’s Chapter: Applying Item Response Theory for Questionnaire Evaluation 137
Clyde Tucker, Brian Meekins, Jennifer Edgar, and Paul P. Biemer
IV LATENT CLASS ANALYSIS 151
11 Some Issues in the Application of Latent Class Models for Questionnaire Design 153
Paul P. Biemer and Marcus Berzofsky
12 Response 1 to Biemer and Berzofsky’s Chapter: Some Issues in the Application of Latent Class Models for Questionnaire Design 187
Frauke Kreuter
13 Response 2 to Biemer and Berzofsky’s Chapter: Some Issues in the Application of Latent Class Models for Questionnaire Design 199
Janet A. Harkness and Timothy P. Johnson
V SPLIT-SAMPLE EXPERIMENTS 213
14 Experiments for Evaluating Survey Questions 215
Jon A. Krosnick
15 Response 1 to Krosnick’s Chapter: Experiments for Evaluating Survey Questions 239
Johnny Blair
16 Response 2 to Krosnick’s Chapter: Experiments for Evaluating Survey Questions 253
Theresa DeMaio and Stephanie Willson
VI MULTITRAIT-MULTIMETHOD EXPERIMENTS 263
17 Evaluating the Reliability and Validity of Survey Interview Data Using the MTMM Approach 265
Duane F. Alwin
18 Response to Alwin’s Chapter: Evaluating the Reliability and Validity of Survey Interview Data Using the MTMM Approach 295
Peter Ph. Mohler
VII FIELD-BASED DATA METHODS 319
19 Using Field Tests to Evaluate Federal Statistical Survey Questionnaires 321
Brian A. Harris-Kojetin and James M. Dahlhamer
Index 345
