Advances in Questionnaire Design, Development, Evaluation and Testing - (Paperback)

About the Book

"Building on the success of the volume from the first Questionnaire Development, Evaluation, and Testing (QDET) conference edited by Stanley Presser (Wiley, 2004), this book brings together international experts in survey methodology in one volume to publish the results of the first conference in over a decade on questionnaire design and evaluation (QDET-2). The dramatic expansion of electronic and self-administered surveys since that time has led to a need for greater guidance on the design and evaluation of instruments relying upon these modes. It will also move beyond recent emphasis on academic and government research, to incorporate more approaches derived from the commercial sector. Methodologists have worked actively on optimal approaches for the development and evaluation of modern survey instruments, but such information has not been systematically disseminated in one forum that brings together various stakeholders in survey quality. This book, edited by leaders in the field, provides an opportunity to organize chapters into a cohesive unit that points to new directions for research and guides an emerging generation of methodologists. The book is a proactive forum to prepare researchers to meet the next generation of challenges, making it of interest to both researchers and practitioners internationally in government, academia, and the private sector"--

Book Synopsis

A new and updated definitive resource for survey questionnaire testing and evaluation

Building on the success of the first Questionnaire Development, Evaluation, and Testing (QDET) conference in 2002, this book brings together leading papers from the Second International Conference on Questionnaire Design, Development, Evaluation, and Testing (QDET2) held in 2016. The volume assesses the current state of the art and science of QDET; examines the importance of methodological attention to the questionnaire in the present world of information collection; and ponders how the QDET field can anticipate new trends and directions as information needs and data collection methods continue to evolve.

Featuring contributions from international experts in survey methodology, Advances in Questionnaire Design, Development, Evaluation and Testing includes latest insights on question characteristics, usability testing, web probing, and other pretesting approaches, as well as:

• Recent developments in the design and evaluation of digital and self-administered surveys
• Strategies for comparing and combining questionnaire evaluation methods
• Approaches for cross-cultural and cross-national questionnaire development
• New data sources and methodological innovations during the last 15 years
• Case studies and practical applications

Advances in Questionnaire Design, Development, Evaluation and Testing serves as a forum to prepare researchers to meet the next generation of challenges, making it an excellent resource for researchers and practitioners in government, academia, and the private sector.

From the Back Cover

A new and updated definitive resource for survey questionnaire testing and evaluation

Building on the success of the first Questionnaire Development, Evaluation, and Testing (QDET) conference in 2002, this book brings together leading papers from the Second International Conference on Questionnaire Design, Development, Evaluation, and Testing (QDET2) held in 2016. The volume assesses the current state of the art and science of QDET; examines the importance of methodological attention to the questionnaire in the present world of information collection; and considers how the QDET field can anticipate new trends and directions as information needs and data collection methods continue to evolve.

Featuring contributions from international experts in survey methodology, Advances in Questionnaire Design, Development, Evaluation and Testing includes latest insights on question characteristics, usability testing, web probing, and other pretesting approaches, as well as:

• Recent developments in the design and evaluation of digital and self-administered surveys
• Strategies for comparing and combining questionnaire evaluation methods
• Approaches for cross-cultural and cross-national questionnaire development
• New data sources and methodological innovations
• Case studies and practical applications

Advances in Questionnaire Design, Development, Evaluation and Testing serves as a forum to prepare researchers to meet the next generation of challenges, making it an excellent resource for researchers and practitioners in government, academia, and the private sector.

About the Author

PAUL C. BEATTY is Chief of the Center for Behavioral Science Methods at the U.S. Census Bureau.

DEBBIE COLLINS is a Senior Research Director at the National Centre for Social Research, UK.

LYN KAYE is a consultant in Survey Research Methods, and previously Statistics New Zealand's Senior Researcher.

JOSE LUIS PADILLA is Professor of Methodology of Behavioral Sciences at University of Granada, Spain.

GORDON B. WILLIS is Cognitive Psychologist at the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, USA.

AMANDA WILMOT is a Senior Study Director at Westat, USA.