Praise for the First Edition
“...this book is quite inspiring, giving many practical ideas for survey research, especially for designing better questionnaires.”
—International Statistical Review
Reflecting modern developments in the field of survey research, the Second Edition of Design, Evaluation, and Analysis of Questionnaires for Survey Research continues to provide cutting-edge analysis of the important decisions researchers make throughout the survey design process.
The new edition covers the essential methodologies and statistical tools utilized to create reliable and accurate survey questionnaires, which unveils the relationship between individual question characteristics and overall question quality. Since the First Edition, the computer program Survey Quality Prediction (SQP) has been updated to include new predictions of the quality of survey questions on the basis of analyses of Multi-Trait Multi-Method experiments. The improved program contains over 60,000 questions, with translations in most European languages. Featuring an expanded explanation of the usage and limitations of SQP 2.0, the Second Edition also includes:
• New practice problems to provide readers with real-world experience in survey research and questionnaire design
• A comprehensive outline of the steps for creating and testing survey questionnaires
• Contemporary examples that demonstrate the many pitfalls of questionnaire design and ways to avoid similar decisions
Design, Evaluation, and Analysis of Questionnaires for Survey Research, Second Edition is an excellent textbook for upper-undergraduate and graduate-level courses in methodology and research questionnaire planning, as well as an ideal resource for social 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-undergraduate and graduate-level courses in methodology and research questionnaire planning, as well as an ideal resource for social scientists or survey researchers needing to design, evaluate, and analyze questionnaires.Reflecting modern developments in the field of survey research, the Second Edition ofDesign, Evaluation, and Analysis of Questionnaires for Survey Research continues toprovide cutting-edge analysis of the important decisions researchers make throughout thesurvey design process.The new edition covers the essential methodologies and statistical tools utilized to createreliable and accurate survey questionnaires, which unveils the relationship between individualquestion characteristics and overall question quality. Since the First Edition, the computerprogram Survey Quality Prediction (SQP) has been updated to include new predictionsof the quality of survey questions on the basis of analyses of Multi-Trait Multi-Methodexperiments. The improved program contains over 60,000 questions, with translations inmost European languages. Featuring an expanded explanation of the usage and limitations ofSQP 2.0, the Second Edition also includes:• New practice problems to provide readers with real-world experience in surveyresearch and questionnaire design• A comprehensive outline of the steps for creating and testing survey questionnaires• Contemporary examples that demonstrate the many pitfalls of questionnaire design andways to avoid similar decisionsDesign, Evaluation, and Analysis of Questionnaires for Survey Research, Second Edition is anexcellent textbook for upper-undergraduate and graduate-level courses in methodology andresearch questionnaire planning, as well as an ideal resource for social scientists or surveyresearchers needing to design, evaluate, and analyze questionnaires.WILLEM E. SARIS, PhD, is Emeritus Professor in Methodology of the University of Amsterdamand the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona. He is Laureate of the 2005 Descartes Prize for“Best Collaborative Research” as member of the Central Coordinating Team of the EuropeanSocial Survey (ESS) and Recipient of the World Association of Public Opinion Research’s“Helen Dinerman Award” in 2009 for his lifelong contribution to the methodology of OpinionResearch. Dr. Saris also received the “2013 Outstanding Service Prize” of the EuropeanSurvey Research Association.IRMTRAUD N. GALLHOFER, PhD, is a linguist and was senior researcher on projects ofthe ESS, Research and Expertise Centre for Survey Methodology at the Universitat PompeuFabra, Barcelona. She is Laureate of the 2005 Descartes Prize for “Best Collaborative Research”as a member of the Central Coordinating Team of the ESS.Reflecting modern developments in the field of survey research, the Second Edition ofDesign, Evaluation, and Analysis of Questionnaires for Survey Research continues toprovide cutting-edge analysis of the important decisions researchers make throughout thesurvey design process.The new edition covers the essential methodologies and statistical tools utilized to createreliable and accurate survey questionnaires, which unveils the relationship between individualquestion characteristics and overall question quality. Since the First Edition, the computerprogram Survey Quality Prediction (SQP) has been updated to include new predictionsof the quality of survey questions on the basis of analyses of Multi-Trait Multi-Methodexperiments. The improved program contains over 60,000 questions, with translations inmost European languages. Featuring an expanded explanation of the usage and limitations ofSQP 2.0, the Second Edition also includes:• New practice problems to provide readers with real-world experience in surveyresearch and questionnaire design• A comprehensive outline of the steps for creating and testing survey questionnaires• Contemporary examples that demonstrate the many pitfalls of questionnaire design andways to avoid similar decisionsDesign, Evaluation, and Analysis of Questionnaires for Survey Research, Second Edition is anexcellent textbook for upper-undergraduate and graduate-level courses in methodology andresearch questionnaire planning, as well as an ideal resource for social scientists or surveyresearchers needing to design, evaluate, and analyze questionnaires.WILLEM E. SARIS, PhD, is Emeritus Professor in Methodology of the University of Amsterdamand the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona. He is Laureate of the 2005 Descartes Prize for“Best Collaborative Research” as member of the Central Coordinating Team of the EuropeanSocial Survey (ESS) and Recipient of the World Association of Public Opinion Research’s“Helen Dinerman Award” in 2009 for his lifelong contribution to the methodology of OpinionResearch. Dr. Saris also received the “2013 Outstanding Service Prize” of the EuropeanSurvey Research Association.IRMTRAUD N. GALLHOFER, PhD, is a linguist and was senior researcher on projects ofthe ESS, Research and Expertise Centre for Survey Methodology at the Universitat PompeuFabra, Barcelona. She is Laureate of the 2005 Descartes Prize for “Best Collaborative Research”as a member of the Central Coordinating Team of the ESS.