Measurements of cognitive skill by survey mode: Marginal differences and scaling similarities

This paper addresses how measurements of cognitive skill differ based on survey mode, from a face-to-face interview to a self-completed survey, using the Wordsum vocabulary test found in the General Social Survey. The Wordsum acts as a proxy for general cognitive skill, and it has been used to predi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Andrew Gooch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-07-01
Series:Research & Politics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2053168015590681