Improving surveys with paradata

Abstract

"The book presents readers with an overview of the indispensable techniques and new, innovative research on improving survey quality and total survey error. Along with several case studies, topics include:<br> - Using paradata to monitor fieldwork activity in face-to-face, telephone, and web surveys;<br> - Guiding intervention decisions during data collection;<br> - Analysis of measurement, nonresponse, and coverage error via paradata. Providing a practical, encompassing guide to the subject of paradata, the book is aimed at both producers and users of survey data. The book also serves as an excellent resource for courses on data collection, survey methodology, and nonresponse and measurement error." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Kreuter, F. (ed.) (2013): Improving surveys with paradata. Analytic uses of process information. (Wiley series in survey methodology), Hoboken: Wiley, 392 p.