Understanding and Controlling Response Bias in Needs Assessment Studies
This study demonstrated that estimates of agency awareness in the typical needs assessment study are probably inflated by a response bias labeled “agency awareness overclaiming.†Overclaimers (respondents who reported being aware of fictitious agencies) reported being aware of more real agencies than other respondents. Estimates of agency awareness may also be biased, because certain segments of the population were more likely to exhibit agency awareness overclaiming. Age was positively correlated with overclaiming, and African Americans were more likely to exhibit agency awareness overclaiming than Caucasians. General overclaiming was correlated with agency awareness overclaiming, but social desirability and acquiescence were not.
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1999
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Authors: | Calsyn, Robert J. ; Winter, Joel P. |
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Evaluation Review. - Vol. 23.1999, 4, p. 399-417
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