Comparative Surveys

GESIS examines the intercultural comparability of methods and instruments within the three areas Survey Statistics, Survey Instruments and Survey Operations. Furthermore we conduct cross-cultural and cross-national research within international research networks such as the European Social Survey, the International Social Survey Programme and its working groups on methods and questionnaire development as well as in PIAAC.

Our research on Comparative Surveys

  • Cross-cultural comparability of sampling designs
  • Translation and adaptation of measurement instruments
  • Testing of measurement invariance
  • Cognitive pretesting in cross-cultural surveys
  • Quandt, Markus, and Peter Schmidt. 2024. "Introduction to the special issue of the International Journal of Comparative Sociology on “National identity, nationalism, patriotism, and globalization”." International Journal of Comparative Sociology 2024 (65, 2): 101-111. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/00207152241232577.
  • Behr, Dorothée, Michael Braun, and Luisa Aiglstorfer. 2024. "Showcasing the usefulness of web probing: Do Subtle Variations in Questionnaire Translation Lead to Different Survey Responding?" Quality & Quantity online first. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-024-01843-8.
  • Repke, Lydia, Cornelia Neuert, and Wiebke Weber. 2023. "The Survey Quality Predictor 3.0: Poster." European Survey Research Association (ESRA) 2023 Conference, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, 2023-07-17.
  • Repke, Lydia. 2023. "The Integration of the Survey Quality Predictor 3.0 into the Questionnaire Development Process: Applications and Potentials." European Survey Research Association (ESRA) 2023 Conference, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, 2023-07-17.
  • Martin, Silke, Anouk Zabal, Débora B. Maehler, and Beatrice Rammstedt. 2022. "Data from PIAAC Germany and its Longitudinal Follow-Up, PIAAC-L." Journal of Open Psychology Data 10 (1): 20. doi: https://doi.org/10.5334/jopd.74.

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