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Data Collected for the Study of Memory Effects in Repeated Survey Questions

Schwarz, Hannah
GESIS, Cologne. Data File Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.7802/2027
Other Title (type): Reviving the empirical investigation of the independent measurements assumption (Untertitel)
Abstract: It is common to repeat survey questions in the social sciences, for example to estimate test-retest reliability or in pretest-posttest experimental designs. An underlying assumption is that the repetition of questions leads to independent measurements. Critics point to respondents’ memory as a source of bias for the resulting estimates. Yet there is little empirical evidence showing how large memory effects are within the same survey and none showing whether memory effects can be decreased through purposeful intervention during a survey. We aim to address both of these points based on data fro ... more
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License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0: Namensnennung - Nicht kommerziell – Weitergabe unter gleichen Bedingungen (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.de)
Subject area: Other Fields of Sociology
Topics: survey research | methodological research

Methodology

Date(s) of Data Collection: 2018-09-25; 2018-10-01
Geographic coverage: Spain / ES
Geographic coverage (free): [Katalonien]
Universe: Students and former students at University Pompeu Fabra in Spain who had indicated they were willing to participate in experiments
Sampling Procedure: Nicht-WahrscheinlichkeitsauswahI - Respondenten-gesteuerte Auswahl
Temporal Research Design: cross-section

Bibliographic information

Primärforschende, Institution: Schwarz, Hannah; RECSM, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Publication year: 2020
DOI: 10.7802/2027
Study number: SDN-10.7802-2027
Contributor, Institution, Role: [Revilla, Melanie; RECSM, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Forscher/in) [=] Weber, Wiebke; RECSM, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Forscher/in)]
Project funder: Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Publisher: GESIS, Cologne

Versions

Current Version: 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.7802/2027

Reference publications

Publications: Schwarz, H., Revilla, M., & Weber, W. (2020). Memory Effects in Repeated Survey Questions: Reviving the Empirical Investigation of the Independent Measurements Assumption. Survey Research Methods, 14(3), 325-344.

Cite

Schwarz, Hannah (2020). Data Collected for the Study of Memory Effects in Repeated Survey Questions. GESIS, Cologne. Data File Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.7802/2027.

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