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Smyth, Jolene D.; Olson, Kristen – Field Methods, 2020
Telephone survey interviewers need to be able to accurately record answers to questions. While straightforward for closed questions, this task can be complicated for open questions. We examine interviewer recording accuracy rates from a national landline random digit dial telephone survey. We find that accuracy rates are over 90% for numeric…
Descriptors: Interviews, Telephone Surveys, Accuracy, Coding
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Fowler, Floyd J.; Lloyd, Stephanie J.; Cosenza, Carol A.; Wilson, Ira B. – Field Methods, 2016
Cognitive testing has become routine for well-designed surveys. However, the protocols for cognitive testing vary widely, and observers have been concerned that analysis of the results is not systematic, that results are not replicable, and that the bases for conclusions are not transparent. To address some of those concerns, in this study the…
Descriptors: Coding, Interviews, Intelligence Tests, Audio Equipment
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Behr, Dorothée – Field Methods, 2015
Open-ended probing questions in cross-cultural surveys help uncover equivalence problems in cross-cultural survey research. For languages that a project team does not understand, probe answers need to be translated into a common project language. This article presents a case study on translating open-ended, that is, narrative answers. It describes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Translation, Surveys, Cross Cultural Studies