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Analyzing Cognitive Interview Data Using the Constant Comparative Method of Analysis to Understand Cross-Cultural Patterns in Survey Data

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ID2407392
AuthorsHeather Ridolfo (National Center for Health Statistics, corresponding author), Alisú Schoua-Glusberg (Research Support Services, Evanston, IL, USA), Alisú Schoua‐glusberg
EditorsGordon B Willis, Kristen Miller (0009-0006-1984-8310)
Year2011
Volume23
Issue4
Pages420-438
Publication date2011-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCAM (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1087-8513 • E-ISSN: 1552-3969
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1525822x11414835
OpenAlexW2123518316
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited15

The rise in multilingual surveys within the U.S. federal government and around the world has led to an increased need for assurance of comparable survey questions and resulting data. Cognitive interviewing (CI) is one method that allows us to examine how different language versions are interpreted and thus detects ways in which translated questions are not comparable. However, despite being a well-established question evaluation methodology, CI findings have been limited due to a lack of standards for analyzing interview data. The authors contend that cognitive interview findings can be strengthened by using existing qualitative analysis methods. In this article, the authors demonstrate how to conduct analysis of CI data using the constant comparative method and present the resulting findings

Cognition · Cognitive interview · Constant (computer programming) · Data science · Government (linguistics) · Interview · Linguistics · Sociology · Computer Science · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Psychology · Survey Methodology and Nonresponse

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Citation span2012 - 2025 (14)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 14

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