Measurement equivalence in multilingual comparative survey research
The present dissertation explores language effects in a comparative survey i.e. to what extent linguistic diversity affects equivalence in a comparative survey. This is done by studying three different dimensions on the challenges of designing a comparative multilingual survey: survey translation, l...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis doctoral |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2016 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | CBUC, CESCA |
| Repositorio: | TDR. Tesis Doctorales en Red |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:www.tdx.cat:10803/399146 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10803/399146 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Measurement equivalence Comparative survey research Multilingual surveys Survey translation Equivalencia de medición en encuestas Investigación en encuestas comparativa Equivalencia de medición por encuestas Traducción de encuestas Países lingüísticamente diversos Bilingüismo Linguistically diverse countries Bilingualism Equivalència de mesures per enquestes Investigació per enquestes comparatives Traducció d'enquestes Països lingüísticament diversos Bilingüisme 316 |
| Sumario: | The present dissertation explores language effects in a comparative survey i.e. to what extent linguistic diversity affects equivalence in a comparative survey. This is done by studying three different dimensions on the challenges of designing a comparative multilingual survey: survey translation, linguistically diverse countries and bilingualism. Guidelines in survey translation do not link assessment criteria and measurement equivalence testing. I propose a systematic procedure to compare versions of a question in different languages before fieldwork which establishes that link. In linguistically diverse countries, survey instruments are translated into more than one language, equivalence is commonly assumed, not tested. I test for invariance distinguishing the response and cognitive processes to a survey question. Finally, I study measurement equivalence within an individual in two languages for political constructs (bilingualism), challenging current methodological approaches by bringing latent variable models. In each dimension, findings aim to contribute to improving comparative survey methodology. |
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