How to Ask Survey Questions (Survey Kit, Vol 2)

Fink, Arlene

ISBN 10: 0803957459 / ISBN 13: 9780803957459

Published by Sage Publications, 1995

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Exlibrary with usual library markings. ; 105 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How to Ask Survey Questions (Survey Kit, Vol 2)
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803957459
• ISBN 13: 9780803957459
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This volume guides readers in determining a feasible number of survey questions, preparing appropriately worded questions for participants and standardizing the response choice. It also covers issues such as: how to understand a survey′s cultural, psychological, economic and political context; how to ask questions about knowledge, attitudes and behaviours; how to avoid negative phrasing and biasing words; and how to distinguish among response formats that use nominal, ordinal and numerical measurement.

About the Author

Arlene Fink (PhD) is Professor of Medicine and Public Health at the University of California, Los Angeles, and president of the Langley Research Institute. Her main interests include evaluation and survey research and the conduct of research literature reviews as well as the evaluation of their quality. Dr. Fink has conducted scores of evaluation studies in public health, medicine, and education. She is on the faculty of UCLA’s Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program and is a scientific and evaluation advisor to UCLA’s Gambling Studies and IMPACT (Improving Access, Counseling & Treatment for Californians with Prostate Cancer) programs. She consults nationally and internationally for agencies such as L’institut de Promotion del la Prévention Secondaire en Addictologie (IPPSA) in Paris, France, and Peninsula Health in Victoria, Australia. Professor Fink has taught and lectured extensively all over the world and is the author of more than 130 peer-reviewed articles and 15 textbooks.