How to Ask Survey Questions (Survey Kit, Vol 2) [Paperback]

Arlene Fink (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 3, 1995 | ISBN-10: 0803957459 | ISBN-13: 978-0803957459

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.

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About the Author

Arlene Fink (Ph.D.) 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) Paris, France and Peninsula Health in Victoria, Australia. Professor Fink has taught and lectured extensively all over the world and is the author of over 110 peer-reviewed articles and 15 textbooks.

Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc (August 3, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0803957459
• ISBN-13: 978-0803957459
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,482,984 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)