Diversity in survey questions on the same topic : techniques for improving comparability /: techniques for improving comparability. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Tineke de Jonge, Ruut Veenhoven, Wim Kalmijn.
• Authors: Jonge, Tineke de; Veenhoven, R; Kalmijn, Wim
• Contents: Part 1: Comparing responses to different survey questions on the same topic -- Problems and conventional solutions -- chap. 1 Diversity in survey items and the comparability problem -- Part 2: Innovation 1: The happiness scale interval study -- chap. 2 The happiness scale interval study -- chap. 3 Use of happiness scale interval studies in this book -- chap. 4 Equivalence of rating scales using different keywords -- chap. 5 'Very Happy' is not always equally happy -- chap. 6 A change in response scale comes with another interpretation of the labels: the japanese case (pm) -- Part 3: Innovation 2: The continuum approach -- chap. 7 The continuum approach -- Part 4 Innovation 3: The reference distribution method -- chap. 8 The reference distribution method -- chap. 9 Stability of the boundaries between response options for different countries -- chap. 10 Analyses of differences in trends among the happy few and the unhappy few -- chap. 11 Combining and pooling time series on life satisfaction in Japan and The Netherlands -- chap. 12 Directions for further research -- Appendices.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (XV, 202 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 300.72/3; Social sciences; Social surveys -- Methodology; Happiness -- Research; Quality of life -- Research; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Essays; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Reference; Quality of life -- Research; Social surveys -- Methodology; Social Science -- Statistics; Social Science -- Sociology -- General; Computers -- Mathematical & Statistical Software; Social research & statistics; Social issues & processes; Mathematical & statistical software; Social sciences -- Methodology; Statistics; Mathematical statistics; Social Science -- Methodology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319532615; 3319532618
• Related ISBNs: 9783319532608; 331953260X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.
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