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Daniel, Michael; Koshevoy, Alexey; Schurov, Ilya; Dobrushina, Nina – Field Methods, 2022
In this article, we address the issue of reliability of quantitative data on multilingualism of the past obtained as recall data. More specifically, we investigate whether the interviewees' assessments of the language repertoires of their late relatives (indirect data) provide results that are quantitatively similar to those obtained from the…
Descriptors: Recall (Psychology), Multilingualism, Artificial Intelligence, Second Languages
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Couper, Mick P.; Berglund, Patricia; Kirgis, Nicole; Buageila, Sarrah – Field Methods, 2016
We evaluate the use of text-to-speech (TTS) technology for audio computer-assisted self-interviewing (ACASI). We use a quasi-experimental design, comparing the use of recorded human voice in the 2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth with the use of TTS in the first year of the 2011-2013 survey, where the essential survey conditions are…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Interviews, Quasiexperimental Design, Comparative Analysis
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Meitinger, Katharina; Behr, Dorothée – Field Methods, 2016
This study compares the application of probing techniques in cognitive interviewing (CI) and online probing (OP). Even though the probing is similar, the methods differ regarding typical mode setting, sample size, level of interactivity, and goals. We analyzed probing answers to the International Social Survey Programme item battery on specific…
Descriptors: Interviews, Comparative Analysis, Cognitive Processes, Surveys
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Lipps, Oliver – Field Methods, 2016
I analyze the effects of household sociodemography, interviewer performance in the current survey, and fieldwork characteristics on cooperation in a central telephone survey, where households with no publicly listed landline number receive face-to-face visits. Using the 2013 refreshment sample of the Swiss Household Panel, I employ…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Surveys, Telephone Surveys, Comparative Analysis
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Antin, Tamar M. J.; Constantine, Norman A.; Hunt, Geoffrey – Field Methods, 2015
The search for disconfirming evidence, or negative cases, is often considered a valuable strategy for assessing the credibility or validity of qualitative research claims. This article draws on a multimethod qualitative research project to illustrate how a search for disconfirming evidence evolved from a check on the validity of findings to a…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Evidence, Validity, Conflict
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Su, Yanfang; Willis, Gordon; Salomon, Joshua A. – Field Methods, 2017
Vignette design has been largely neglected in anchoring vignette studies. This study aimed to contribute to the science of vignette design by developing and evaluating vignettes for measuring vision in rural China. Cognitive interviews were conducted among 36 participants in a Chinese middle school. The respondents either directly evaluated vision…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Vignettes, Questioning Techniques
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Mahfoud, Ziyad; Ghandour, Lilian; Ghandour, Blanche; Mokdad, Ali H.; Sibai, Abla M. – Field Methods, 2015
Findings on the reliability and cost-effectiveness of the use of cellular phones vis-à-vis face-to-face interviews in investigating health behaviors and conditions are presented for a national epidemiological sample from Lebanon. Using self-reported responses on identical questions, percentage agreement, ? statistics, and McNemar's test were used…
Descriptors: Telephone Surveys, Interviews, Surveys, Responses
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Weaver, Lesley Jo; Kaiser, Bonnie N. – Field Methods, 2015
Cross-cultural studies of mental health and illness generally adhere to one of two agendas: the comparison of mental health between sites using standard measurement tools, or the identification of locally specific ways of discussing mental illness. Here, we illustrate a methodological approach to measuring mental health that unites these two…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Mental Health, Mental Disorders, Comparative Analysis
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Aarnio, Pauliina; Kulmala, Teija – Field Methods, 2016
Self-interview methods such as audio computer-assisted self-interviewing (ACASI) are used to improve the accuracy of interview data on sensitive topics in large trials. Small field studies on sensitive topics would benefit from methodological alternatives. In a study on male involvement in antenatal HIV testing in a largely illiterate population…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Cost Effectiveness, Illiteracy