LITWIN: HOW TO MEASURE SURVEY (P) RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY - Couverture souple

Litwin, Mark S.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0803957041 ISBN 13 : 9780803957046

Editeur : SAGE Publications, Inc, 1995

Synopsis

Improving the accuracy of a survey is the focus of Mark S. Litwin's book, which shows how to assess and interpret the quality of survey data by thoroughly examining the survey instrument used. He explains how to code and pilot test new and established surveys. In addition, he covers issues such as: how to measure reliability (including test-retest, alternate form, internal consistency, inter-observer and intra-observer reliability); how to measure validity (including content, criterion and construct validity); how to address cross-cultural issues in survey research; and how to scale and score a survey.

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À propos de l'auteur

Chair, Department of Urology. Professor of Urology and Public Health. He trained at Harvard and specializes in testicular, bladder, prostate and kidney cancer. Dr. Litwin's research focuses on improving quality of care and quality of life in urologic oncology. He leads Urologic Diseases in America (www.udaonline.net), the NIH's largest effort at documenting the burden of urologic diseases on the American people. He also created and directs IMPACT, a state-funded program that provides free medical care statewide for low-income, uninsured men with prostate cancer (www.california-impact.org).

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UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles

Aimed at helping readers improve the accuracy of their survey, Litwin¿s book guides in assessing and interpreting the quality of their survey data by thoroughly examining the survey instrument used. The book also explains how to code and pilot test new and established surveys. In addition, it covers such issues as how to measure reliability (e.g., test-retest, alternate-form, internal consistency, inter-observer, and intra-observer reliability), how to measure validity (including content, criterion, and construct validity), how to address cross-cultural issues in survey research, and how to scale and score a survey.

"I found this work to be of very high quality with respect to both content and writing. It is commendable in terms of communicating and facilitating understanding of sometimes difficult concepts. It will make an excellent text for my introductory course on survey research and, I imagine, for many similar or related courses in the social sciences or education. All the pedagogical features, including the exercises, are excellent, and the level of writing throughout not only is appropriate for an introductory volume, but also engaging and lively."

--Daniel U. Levine, Department of Education, University of Nebraska

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0803957041
• ISBN 13: 9780803957046
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 87
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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