Interaction Characteristics in Some Question-Wording Experiments

Abstract

Caractéristique des interactions dans des expériences de l'utilisation des mots dans les questionnaires. Des résultats d'analyses de l'interaction interviewer-répondant sont peu utilisés dans les recherches sur la qualité des données. Avec une analyse d'interaction des entretiens enregistrés sur bande lors d'une expérience sur l'utilisation des mots dans des questionnaires. Il est possible de valider quelqu'unes des explications proposées pour certains effets produit par l'utilisation des mots. Des expériences sur l'étendue de l'échelle des réponses, l'utilisation explicite du filtre "pas d'opinion" , et l'utilisation des verbes "Interdire" ou "permettre" sont étudiées.

Keywords

Expériences de l'utilisation des mots dans les questionnaires Interactions Interviewer-Répondant.Analyses d'interaction.

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