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@incollection{ Mohler2006,
title = {Sampling from a universe of items and the De-Machiavellization of questionnaire design},
author = {Mohler, Peter Ph.},
editor = {Braun, Michael and Mohler, Peter Ph.},
year = {2006},
booktitle = {Beyond the horizon of measurement: Festschrift in honor of Ingwer Borg},
pages = {9-14},
series = {ZUMA-Nachrichten Spezial},
volume = {10},
address = {Mannheim},
publisher = {GESIS-ZUMA},
isbn = {978-3-924220-28-0},
urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-49166-2},
abstract = {"Up-to-date design and development of survey items is like a medieval rite rather than a quality-controlled scientific undertaking. This holds despite existing evidence-based protocols propagated for many years by methodologists. Most prominent is the creation process of items, which in general is not a systematic selection from a universe of items belonging to a specific construct. A case is made here, to give up the round-table ritual of item creation in favor of a well-defined selection process. A differentiation of work roles is advocated in the light of knowledge accrued in other disciplines to streamline the item design and selection process for future surveys." (author's abstract)},
keywords = {Umfrageforschung; survey research; Befragung; survey; Fragebogen; questionnaire; Interview; interview; Daten; data; Datenerfassung; data acquisition; Datengewinnung; data capture; Datenorganisation; data organization; Datenqualität; data quality; Erhebungsmethode; data collection method}}