Design, Evaluation, and Analysis of Questionnaires for Survey Research

Design, Evaluation, and Analysis of Questionnaires for Survey Research
ISBN-10
1118634551
ISBN-13
9781118634554
Category
Mathematics
Pages
376
Language
English
Published
2014-01-14
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Authors
Willem E. Saris, Irmtraud N. Gallhofer

Description

Praise for the First Edition “...this book is quite inspiring, giving many practicalideas for survey research, especially for designing betterquestionnaires.” —International Statistical Review Reflecting modern developments in the field of survey research,the Second Edition of Design, Evaluation, and Analysis ofQuestionnaires for Survey Research continues to providecutting-edge analysis of the important decisions researchers makethroughout the survey design process. The new edition covers the essential methodologies andstatistical tools utilized to create reliable and accurate surveyquestionnaires, which unveils the relationship between individualquestion characteristics and overall question quality. Since theFirst Edition, the computer program Survey QualityPrediction (SQP) has been updated to include new predictions of thequality of survey questions on the basis of analyses of Multi-TraitMulti-Method experiments. The improved program contains over 60,000questions, with translations in most European languages. Featuringan expanded explanation of the usage and limitations of SQP 2.0,the Second Edition also includes: • New practice problems to provide readers with real-worldexperience in survey research and questionnaire design • A comprehensive outline of the steps for creating andtesting survey questionnaires • Contemporary examples that demonstrate the many pitfallsof questionnaire design and ways to avoid similar decisions Design, Evaluation, and Analysis of Questionnaires for SurveyResearch, Second Edition is an excellent textbook forupper-undergraduate and graduate-level courses in methodology andresearch questionnaire planning, as well as an ideal resource forsocial scientists or survey researchers needing to design,evaluate, and analyze questionnaires. Design,Evaluation, and Analysis of Questionnaires for Survey Research,Second Edition is an excellent textbook for upper-undergraduateand graduate-level courses in methodology and researchquestionnaire planning, as well as an ideal resource for socialscientists or survey researchers needing to design, evaluate, andanalyze questionnaires.Reflecting modern developments in the fieldof survey research, the Second Edition ofDesign,Evaluation, and Analysis of Questionnaires for Survey Researchcontinues toprovidecutting-edge analysis of the important decisions researchers makethroughout thesurveydesign process.Thenew edition covers the essential methodologies and statisticaltools utilized to createreliableand accurate survey questionnaires, which unveils the relationshipbetween individualquestioncharacteristics and overall question quality. Since the FirstEdition, the computerprogramSurvey Quality Prediction (SQP) has been updated to include newpredictionsofthe quality of survey questions on the basis of analyses ofMulti-Trait Multi-Methodexperiments.The improved program contains over 60,000 questions, withtranslations inmostEuropean languages. Featuring an expanded explanation of the usageand limitations ofSQP2.0, the Second Edition also includes:•New practice problems to provide readers with real-world experiencein surveyresearchand questionnaire design•A comprehensive outline of the steps for creating and testingsurvey questionnaires•Contemporary examples that demonstrate the many pitfalls ofquestionnaire design andwaysto avoid similar decisionsDesign,Evaluation, and Analysis of Questionnaires for Survey Research,Second Edition is anexcellenttextbook for upper-undergraduate and graduate-level courses inmethodology andresearchquestionnaire planning, as well as an ideal resource for socialscientists or surveyresearchersneeding to design, evaluate, and analyze questionnaires.WILLEME. SARIS, PhD, is Emeritus Professor in Methodology of theUniversity of Amsterdamandthe Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona. He is Laureate of the 2005Descartes Prize for“BestCollaborative Research” as member of the Central CoordinatingTeam of the EuropeanSocialSurvey (ESS) and Recipient of the World Association of PublicOpinion Research’s“HelenDinerman Award” in 2009 for his lifelong contribution to themethodology of OpinionResearch.Dr. Saris also received the “2013 Outstanding ServicePrize” of the EuropeanSurveyResearch Association.IRMTRAUDN. GALLHOFER, PhD, is a linguist and was senior researcher onprojects oftheESS, Research and Expertise Centre for Survey Methodology at theUniversitat PompeuFabra,Barcelona. She is Laureate of the 2005 Descartes Prize for“Best Collaborative Research”asa member of the Central Coordinating Team of the ESS.Reflectingmodern developments in the field of survey research, the SecondEdition ofDesign,Evaluation, and Analysis of Questionnaires for Survey Researchcontinues toprovidecutting-edge analysis of the important decisions researchers makethroughout thesurveydesign process.Thenew edition covers the essential methodologies and statisticaltools utilized to createreliableand accurate survey questionnaires, which unveils the relationshipbetween individualquestioncharacteristics and overall question quality. Since the FirstEdition, the computerprogramSurvey Quality Prediction (SQP) has been updated to include newpredictionsofthe quality of survey questions on the basis of analyses ofMulti-Trait Multi-Methodexperiments.The improved program contains over 60,000 questions, withtranslations inmostEuropean languages. Featuring an expanded explanation of the usageand limitations ofSQP2.0, the Second Edition also includes:•New practice problems to provide readers with real-world experiencein surveyresearchand questionnaire design•A comprehensive outline of the steps for creating and testingsurvey questionnaires•Contemporary examples that demonstrate the many pitfalls ofquestionnaire design andwaysto avoid similar decisionsDesign,Evaluation, and Analysis of Questionnaires for Survey Research,Second Edition is anexcellenttextbook for upper-undergraduate and graduate-level courses inmethodology andresearchquestionnaire planning, as well as an ideal resource for socialscientists or surveyresearchersneeding to design, evaluate, and analyze questionnaires.WILLEME. SARIS, PhD, is Emeritus Professor in Methodology of theUniversity of Amsterdamandthe Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona. He is Laureate of the 2005Descartes Prize for“BestCollaborative Research” as member of the Central CoordinatingTeam of the EuropeanSocialSurvey (ESS) and Recipient of the World Association of PublicOpinion Research’s“HelenDinerman Award” in 2009 for his lifelong contribution to themethodology of OpinionResearch.Dr. Saris also received the “2013 Outstanding ServicePrize” of the EuropeanSurveyResearch Association.IRMTRAUDN. GALLHOFER, PhD, is a linguist and was senior researcher onprojects oftheESS, Research and Expertise Centre for Survey Methodology at theUniversitat PompeuFabra,Barcelona. She is Laureate of the 2005 Descartes Prize for“Best Collaborative Research”asa member of the Central Coordinating Team of the ESS.

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