02933nam 2200709 a 450 991046381740332120200520144314.01-4462-9232-01-4462-5872-61-4462-5187-X1-299-65749-4(CKB)2670000000523301(EBL)880846(OCoLC)847624810(SSID)ssj0000834921(PQKBManifestationID)12426285(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000834921(PQKBWorkID)10981569(PQKB)11600488(MiAaPQ)EBC880846(OCoLC)830948707(StDuBDS)EDZ0000116184(PPN)227901959(Au-PeEL)EBL880846(CaPaEBR)ebr10668459(CaONFJC)MIL496999(EXLCZ)99267000000052330120130108d2012 fy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAssessing the quality of survey data[electronic resource] /Jo?rg Blasius & Victor ThiessenLos Angeles, [Calif.] ;London SAGE20121 online resource (193 p.)Research methods for social scientistsDescription based upon print version of record.1-84920-332-6 1-84920-331-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [164]-172) and index.Cover; contents; about the authors; list of acronyms and sources of data; preface; 1 Conceptualizing data quality; 2 Empirical findings on quality and comparability of survey data; 3 Statistical techniques for data screening; 4 Institutional quality control practices; 5 Substantive or methodology-induced factors?; 6 Item difficulty and response quality; 7 Questionnaire architecture; 8 Cognitive competencies and response quality; 9 Conclusion; References; IndexThis is a book for any researcher using any kind of survey data. It introduces the latest methods of assessing the quality and validity of such data by providing new ways of interpreting variation and measuring error.Research Methods for Social ScientistsSocial surveysMethodologySocial sciencesStatistical methodsSocial sciencesResearchMethodologyCorrespondence analysis (Statistics)Electronic books.Social surveysMethodology.Social sciencesStatistical methods.Social sciencesResearchMethodology.Correspondence analysis (Statistics)001.433Blasius Jo?rg1957-374089Thiessen Victor1045462StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910463817403321Assessing the quality of survey data2471773UNINA