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This chapter explores the assessment of subjective measurement instruments in terms of definition and selection of items and also in the identification of more suitable scales. The work presented here addresses the comparison of several scales in separate types of questionnaires (paper and/or CATI). It provides a conceptual framework and empirical analysis. Finally, it draws conclusions based on these analyses.
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Maggino, F., D’Andrea, S.S. (2003). Different Scales for Different Survey Methods: Validation in Measuring the Quality of University Life. In: Sirgy, M.J., Rahtz, D., Samli, A.C. (eds) Advances in Quality-of-Life Theory and Research. Social Indicators Research Series, vol 20. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0387-1_14
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