How to Measure Survey Reliability and Validity (Survey Kit, Vol 7) - Softcover

Litwin, Mark S.

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9780803957046: How to Measure Survey Reliability and Validity (Survey Kit, Vol 7)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0803957041 ISBN 13: 9780803957046
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 1995

Synopsis

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

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About the Author

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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Publisher
SAGE Publications, Inc
Publication date
1995
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0803957041
ISBN 13 
9780803957046
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
96
Rating
  • 3.92 out of 5 stars
    13 ratings by Goodreads