Detailed Information on Publication Record
2013
Ekvivalence položek v mezinárodních datech: základní vymezení a možnosti analýzy
ANÝŽOVÁ, PetraBasic information
Original name
Ekvivalence položek v mezinárodních datech: základní vymezení a možnosti analýzy
Name (in English)
Item Equivalence in Cross-National Survey Research: Basic Definition and Possibilities for Analysis
Authors
ANÝŽOVÁ, Petra
Edition
Data a výzkum – SDA Info, Praha, Sociologický ústav AV ČR, 2013, 2336-2391
Other information
Language
Czech
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
50000 5. Social Sciences
Country of publisher
Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
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Organization unit
University of Finance and Administration
Keywords in English
cross-national survey research, equivalence, measurement indicators, item comparability, latent variable and multilevel statistical techniques.
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Změněno: 7/3/2017 10:45, Mgr. Bc. Jan Gillern
Abstract
In English
This article argues that the concept of equivalence is one of the most important methodological aspects of valid and reliable measurement in cross-national survey research. The important topic of survey measure equivalence has not been systematically in Czech social science publications to date and this article hopes to address this gap in the literature. Consequently, the two main goals of this article are (1) to acquaint the reader with techniques that are used to find questions that are interpreted in the same way across countries before data collection and (2) to describe the testing and evaluation of measurement indicators’ equivalence or comparability after data collection. This study presents cognitive approaches to “good” question wording practices, best translation practices and the application of both ‘emic’ (culture specific) and ‘etic’ (culture universal) approaches to survey question design. After data collection a range of statistic techniques are usually employed ranging from basic statistics such as the mean to advanced approaches such as multi-group structural equation modelling, multilevel modelling, latent class modelling and Item Response Theory). This article describes some of these techniques in the context of measurement equivalence and its associated research literature.