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An In-depth Look At Current Issues, New Research Findings, And Interdisciplinary Exchange In Survey Methodology And Processingsurvey Measurement And Process Quality Extends The Marriage Of Traditional Survey Issues And Continuous Quality Improvement Further Than Any Other Contemporary Volume. It Documents The Current State Of The Field, Reports New Research Findings, And Promotes Interdisciplinary Exchange In Questionnaire Design, Data Collection, Data Processing, Quality Assessment, And Effects Of Errors On Estimation And Analysis. The Book's Five Sections Discuss A Broad Range Of Issues And T. Introduction: Measurement Error In Surveys: A Historical Perspective / Colm O'muircheartaigh -- 1. Questionnaire Design: The Rocky Road From Concepts To Answers / Norbert Schwarz -- 2. From Theoretical Concept To Survey Question / Joop J. Hox -- 3. Why Are There So Few Formal Measuring Instruments In Social And Political Research? / Anthony Heath And Jean Martin -- 4. Social Cognition And Responses To Survey Questions Among Culturally Diverse Populations / Timothy Johnson, Diane O'rourke And Noel Chavez [and Others] -- 5. Reducing Question Order Effects: The Operation Of Buffer Items / Michaela Wanke And Norbert Schwarz -- 6. Designing Rating Scales For Effective Measurement In Surveys / Jon A. Krosnick And Leandre R. Fabrigar -- 7. Towards A Theory Of Self-administered Questionnaire Design / Cleo R. Jenkins And Don A. Dillman -- 8. Data Collection Methods And Survey Quality: An Overview / Edith De Leeuw And Martin Collins -- 9. The Effect Of New Data Collection Technologies On Survey Data Quality / William L. Nicholls Ii, Reginald P. Baker And Jean Martin -- 10. Developing A Speech Recognition Application For Survey Research / Bill Blyth -- 11. Evaluating Interviewer Use Of Capi Technology / Mick P. Couper, Sue Ellen Hansen And Sally A. Sadosky -- 12. The Effect Of Interviewer And Respondent Behavior On Data Quality: Analysis Of Interaction Coding In A Validation Study / Je