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Michael C. Robbins; Zhuping Li – Field Methods, 2025
The Nolan Index (NI) is a normed, quantitative measure for comparing the degree of resemblance (similarity or dissimilarity) between free listings with an Excel program for calculating it. This article enhances that effort with the addition of an R program and additional applications. Free-list resemblance measures have been used to investigate…
Descriptors: Computation, Norm Referenced Tests, Comparative Analysis, Spreadsheets
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Christopher Antoun; Xin Yang; Brady T. West; Ai Rene Ong – Field Methods, 2025
The objective of our project was to develop a smartphone app for administering shorter ("modular") surveys. Given the paucity of research on this topic, we decided to use "co-design" techniques to generate design solutions. To implement these techniques, we recruited respondents in the survey target population to work in small…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Surveys, Computer Oriented Programs, Design
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Jennifer C. Davidson; Dimitar Karadzhov; Graham Wilson – Field Methods, 2024
Cost-effective and user-friendly, mobile phone-assisted methods have remained underutilized in qualitative social science research. The scarce methodological guidance, together with recruitment and ethical challenges, has arguably stifled advancements in this area. COVID-19 exposed the need to better equip researchers with the expertise and tools…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Handheld Devices, Computer Oriented Programs, Surveys
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Prasanna S. Premkumar; Santhosh Kumar Ganesan; Balaji Pandiyan; Dhivya Kumari Krishnamoorthy; Gagandeep Kang – Field Methods, 2024
Household expenditure data is at the core of efforts to measure living standards, inequality and financial protection against illness. Currently it is mainly derived from recall-based surveys that are time consuming and prone to measurement errors. Diaries are often used as an alternative approach, however this results in fatigue and low…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Diaries, Surveys