Analyzing cognitive interview data using the constant comparative method of analysis to understand cross-cultural patterns in survey data

Field Methods

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 420-438

  Ridolfo, Heather ^a   Schoua Glusberg, Alisú ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^b Research Support Services   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive interviewing; constant comparative method; cross cultural; questionnaire evaluation; survey data

Indexed keywords

EID: 84555187592     PISSN: 1525822X     EISSN: 15523969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1525822X11414835     Document Type: Article

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