[DDI-ADG] survey definitions

[Wendy Thomas]

I would like to add that the discussion of methodology and survey
types has also been part of the Comparative Data /Families of Files Group
and was also discussed in the SRG as it was working on typing groups of
files by a matrix of descriptors including time, geography,
panel/population, etc. This was in the material from the Edinburgh
meeting.

I would say that this is a field that will be strongly typed, there will
be a controlled vocabulary list and as a basis for that list there
has been considerable material collected. If there is something this group
can add to it great. However, I guess I'd like to see the focus of "time"
discussion on the specifics of making sure we have the needed specific
time fields and that these are either linkable to other fields in the DDI
through the reusable class of "time" or are located in the specific module
if needed in a specialized way.

I'm really not trying to rain on this discussion, its just that it is an
area that overlaps all of the groups.

Wendy


On Thu, 28 Jul 2005, Katherine McNeill-Harman wrote:

> 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-----
> >From: ddi-adg-bounces at icpsr.umich.edu
> >[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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