A Concurrent Mixed Methods Approach to Examining the Quantitative and Qualitative Meaningfulness of Absolute Magnitude Estimation Scales in Survey Research

Autor/inn/en	Koskey, Kristin L. K.; Stewart, Victoria C.
Titel	A Concurrent Mixed Methods Approach to Examining the Quantitative and Qualitative Meaningfulness of Absolute Magnitude Estimation Scales in Survey Research
Quelle	In: Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 8 (2014) 2, S.180-202 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1558-6898
DOI	10.1177/1558689813496905
Schlagwörter	Mixed Methods Research; Qualitative Research; Statistical Analysis; Scaling; Rating Scales; Protocol Analysis; Interviews; Surveys; Questionnaires; Graduate Students; Item Response Theory; Differences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Qualitative Forschung; Statistische Analyse; Scale construction; Skalenkonstruktion; Rating-Skala; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Fragebogen; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Item-Response-Theorie; Unterscheiden
Abstract	This small "n" observational study used a concurrent mixed methods approach to address a void in the literature with regard to the qualitative meaningfulness of the data yielded by absolute magnitude estimation scaling (MES) used to rate subjective stimuli. We investigated whether respondents' scales progressed from less to more and provided for meaningful discriminations, similarities and differences in how they defined their scales, and whether their definitions were congruent with how they used their scales. The respondents completed a think-aloud task while using MES and a follow-up interview regarding how they used MES and defined their scales. The respondents' scales did not yield meaningful data. Implications for survey research and the use of mixed methods in rating scale construction are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10