Ask: Research and Methods. Volume 10, Issue 1 (2001)

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Problem doboru wskaźników [Some problems of using indicators in sociological research]
Domanski, Henryk pp. 7-24
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Analiza wyników zogniskowanych wywiadów grupowych w badaniach marketingowych [Focus group interview data analysis in marketing researches]
Worek, Barbara pp. 25-47
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Komputerowe wspomaganie jakościowej analizy treści [Computer-aided qualitative data analysis: software characteristics]
Wilk, Katarzyna Maria pp. 49-63
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Wywiad osobisty ze wspomaganiem komputerowym (CAPI): czy rzeczywiście idealna technika? [Computer assisted personal interview (CAPI): Is this really ideal technique?]
Sztabinski, Pawel B. pp. 65-89
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Co wiemy o respondencie? Rozmiar i źródła błędów w pomiarze cech metryczkowych [What do we know about respondent? Size and sources of errors in background variables]
Sztabinski, Franciszek pp. 91-114
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Europejski Sondaż Społeczny. Opis projektu [European Social Survey]
Sztabinski, Pawel B. pp. 117-121
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Program międzynarodowej oceny umiejętności uczniów--OECD/PISA. Omówienie koncepcji badań [Programme for International Student Assessment]
Federowicz, Michal pp. 123-133
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Współczynnik r Spearmana jako miara podobieństwa profilowego [Spearman’s r coefficient as a measure of profiles similarity]
Zakrzewska, Marzenna pp. 147-158
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Współczynnik r Spearmana jako miara podobieństwa profilowego
(IFiS Publishers, 2001) Zakrzewska, Marzenna
Program międzynarodowej oceny umiejętności uczniów--OECD/PISA. Omówienie koncepcji badań
(IFiS Publishers, 2001) Federowicz, Michał
Europejski Sondaż Społeczny. Opis projektu
(IFiS Publishers, 2001) Sztabiński, Paweł B.
Co wiemy o respondencie? Rozmiar i źródła błędów w pomiarze cech metryczkowych
(IFiS Publishers, 2001) Sztabiński, Franciszek
Questions concerning socio-demographic features of respondent (so-called background variables) are built into each questionnaire schedule. One should assume that asking them we receive information with error. This analysis aims at showing size of this error and its sources. I define error in terms of difference between answers given by the same respondents to the same questions in two interviews. Data comes from control research in national surveys, based on random samples, carried out in 1997-2000. All in all, it includes 7029 randomly selected cases from 83 surveys. The basic conclusion says about widespread scope of error. However, it varies in case of different variables. Errors result from: weaknesses of memory of respondents, tendency to give "socially desirable" answers, and lack of knowledge (e.g. about incomes of the family members). Results of this analysis are discussed against the background of comparable data coming from other research.
Wywiad osobisty ze wspomaganiem komputerowym (CAPI): czy rzeczywiście idealna technika?
(IFiS Publishers, 2001) Sztabiński, Paweł B.
Quick progress in computer technology significantly changed methodology of quantitative research. Since the 1970s computerisation covered also stage of collection of data in the field. After adaptation in sociological surveys, widely used now, computer assisted telephone interview (CATI), since the 1990s, one can see increasing role of technique referred to computer assisted personal interview (CAPI). CAPI seems to combine merits both CATI and traditional face-to-face interview. The question follows then: does application of CAPI really make such big progress in sociological research? The main purpose of this article is characterisation of CAPI, which is still not well-known in Poland, Second, its advantages and disadvantages are pointed out. I begin with general classification of the computer assisted interview techniques; next I present some technical aspects with using CAPI. In the following sections sociological implications of its utilization--for both respondents and interviewers--are discussed, then, the question of quality of data, and finally, control of work of interviewers.
Komputerowe wspomaganie jakościowej analizy treści
(IFiS Publishers, 2001) Wilk, Katarzyna Maria
The traditional approach to qualitative data analysis does not employ computers in interpreting outcomes. However, qualitative analysis supported by computer software is becoming more and more popular in ethnography, hermeneutic, and narrative studies. In this paper, I present the different types of software that might be used in content analysis. I intend to show that these programs incorporate traditional procedures used by generations of researchers. They are also efficient, faster and significantly reduce the number of errors. In conclusion, utilizing these software packages enables the researcher to maintain control of decision-making in qualitative data analysis, and the intersujectivity produced by the software leads to consistency in data interpretation.
Analiza wyników zogniskowanych wywiadów grupowych w badaniach marketingowych
(IFiS Publishers, 2001) Worek, Barbara
Focus Group Interview became a more and more popular method and most of the marketing research companies have it in their portfolios. A number of researchers and clients use to treat this method as easy to use, intuitive, and which allows research objectives to be reached in a relatively short time and on a small, limited budget. Although we see some progress in methodology of doing FGIs, analysis of data is a neglected area. They regard it as a process based more on researchers' experiences and feelings rather than following current standards. The objective of this article is to act as a reminder of the basic standards, but mainly to pay attention to the principles of systematic and inter-subjectivity verification to which qualitative data analysis has to be subjected. Not to obey these principles will lead to the formulation of unjustified conclusions/findings which would result in making wrong marketing decisions.
Problem doboru wskaźników
(IFiS Publishers, 2001) Domański, Henryk
This is an overview of some problems of using indicators in sociological research. I discuss (i) assumptions behind theoretical approach in dealing with indicators, (ii) questions of measurement, (iii) choice of indicators, (iv) “validity” and “reliability”, and, finally, (v) tendencies in development of methodology concerning indicators. This presentation is based on classical premises of neo-positivistic paradigm in two basic points. First is that only in terms of empirical indicators one can define meaning of social phenomena under investigation; second--sociological research should be seen as process simultaneously going on the levels of theory and analysis of data. In other words, it resides in construction of theoretical concepts followed by finding out empirical indicators of them.

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