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Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Alwin, Duane F. (Duane Francis), 1944- Margins of error. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Interscience, ©2007 (DLC) 2006053191 (OCoLC)77522516 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Duane F Alwin |
ISBN: | 9780470146316 0470146311 9780470146309 0470146303 1280935162 9781280935169 9786610935161 6610935165 |
OCLC Number: | 181346450 |
Language Note: | English. |
Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 389 pages) : illustrations |
Contents: | Margins of Error: A Study of Reliability in Survey Measurement; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Foreword; 1. Measurement Errors in Surveys; 2. Sources of Survey Measurement Error; 3. Reliability Theory for Survey Measures; 4. Reliability Methods for Multiple Measures; 5. Longitudinal Methods for Reliability Estimation; 6. Using Longitudinal Data to Estimate Reliability Parameters; 7. The Source and Content of Survey Questions; 8. Survey Question Context; 9. Formal Properties of Survey Questions; 10. Attributes of Respondents; 11. Reliability Estimation for Categorical Latent Variables. |
Responsibility: | Duane F. Alwin. |
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Abstract:
Enhance the quality of survey results by recognizing and reducing measurement errors. Margins of Error: A Study of Reliability in Survey Measurement demonstrates how and hwy identifying the presence and extent of measurement errors in survey data is essential for improving the overall collection and analysis of the data.
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"The last chapter, titled Final Thoughts and Future Directions, is an excellent ending for the book. Experts of survey research could begin by reading that chapter first, as it give the most important points of the book in a nutshell and refers nicely back to the previous chapters. In addition, it includes precious thoughts and ideas for future research. experience talks in this book. Truly recommended." (International Statistical Review Aug 2008) Read more...
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