[DDI-ADG] survey definitions

[Katherine McNeill-Harman]

Ilona,

I would assume most methodology issues come under the planned 
DataCollection module in 3.0.  I would assume that the instrument 
documentation group is working on this.  It seems like we might want to 
touch base with them as we delve into methodology-related issues.  I don't 
think anyone's also on that group, but maybe one of the SRG reps. could 
bring it up at an SRG meeting w/the SRG liaison to that group.

Kate

At 02:44 PM 7/27/2005 -0700, Ilona Einowski wrote:
>Kate -
>
>Thanks for the definitions...
>
>One thing that occurred to me, again under the umbrella of "what is meant by
>that term" is the fact that this thing about definitions came up while we
>were discussing the concept "Method" in relation to time...but it expanded
>into a discussion of the concepts in Kate's research piece...but what about
>the concept "Method" as reflected by the terms:
>                                                                 > self
>administered questionnaire
>                                                                 > in-person
>interview
>                                                                 > CATI
>survey
>                                                                 > CAPI
>survey
>                                                                 >
>Administrative records
>
>Do these concepts fit someplace in the DDI?...I guess at the Study Level????
>
>Just a thought....
>Ilona
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:ddi-adg-bounces at icpsr.umich.edu] On Behalf Of Katherine
>McNeill-Harman
>Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 2:24 PM
>To: DDI-ADG
>Subject: [DDI-ADG] survey definitions
>
>Hi everyone,
>
>I went through our social science methods reference books and compiled the
>attached list of different survey definitions.  It's a lengthy Word document
>(if anyone can't read this format, I'll put it in a plain-text email to
>you).  Pages 1-14 are organized by topics, with the different definitions
>for a topic listed on a single page; pages 15-20 are the definitions
>organized by their source.
>
>Couple of notes:
>- I included those terms that we'd specifically discussed as well as others
>that were mentioned or I picked up along the way.
>- I didn't really do an analysis, but in typing them in they seemed fairly
>consistent in meaning (even if not in exact wording)
>- In terms of the likelihood of these changing, several current dictionaries
>referenced definitions developed a couple of decades ago, so it seems
>unlikely they'd change very often (maybe more likely that new models would
>need to be added).
>
>Kate
>
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___________________________________________
Katherine McNeill-Harman
Data Services Librarian
Dewey Library for Management and Social Sciences
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, E53-100
Cambridge, MA 02139
mcneillh at mit.edu
617-253-0787