02696nam 2200625 a 450 991078789870332120160607153900.01-4462-9232-01-4462-5872-61-4462-5187-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(Au-PeEL)EBL880846(CaPaEBR)ebr10668459(CaONFJC)MIL496999(FINmELB)ELB141626(PPN)227901959(EXLCZ)99267000000052330120130108d2012 fy| 0engur|||||||||||txtccrAssessing the quality of survey data[electronic resource] /Jo?rg Blasius & Victor ThiessenLos Angeles, [Calif.] ;London SAGE20121 online resource (xi, 174 p.) illResearch methods for social scientistsDescription based upon print version of record.Print version: Blasius, Jörg, Assessing the quality of survey data London : SAGE, 2012. (OCoLC)755978943 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 ScientistsSurveysMethodologySurveysMethodology.001.433Blasius Jo?rg1957-374089Thiessen Victor1567621StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910787898703321Assessing the quality of survey data3839126UNINA