Diversity in survey questions on the same topic: Techniques for improving comparability

Part I Comparing Responses to Different Survey Questions on the Same Topic: Problems and Conventional Solutions Chapter 1 Comparing Responses to Different Survey Questions on the Same Topic: Problems and Conventional Solutions Part II Innovation 1: The Happiness Scale Interval Study chapter 2 The Happiness Scale Interval Study Chapter 3 Use of Happiness Scale Interval Studies in This Book . Chapter 4 Equivalence of Rating Scales Using Different Keywords Chapter 5 Very Happy’ Is Not Always Equally Happy Chapter 6 The Labeling of Anchor Points and the Occurrence of Zero-Width Intervals Part III Innovation 2: The Continuum Approach Chapter 7 The Continuum Approach Part IV Innovation 3: The Reference Distribution Method Chapter 8 The Reference Distribution Method Chapter 9 Stability of the Boundaries Between Response Options for Different Countries Chapter 10 Analysis of Differences in Trends Among the Satisfied Few and the Dissatisfied Few Chapter 11 Combining and Pooling of Time Series on Life Satisfaction in the USA, Japan, The Netherlands and Spain Chapter 12 Directions for Further Research Appendices Appendix A Original and English Wording of Survey Items on Happiness from the Non-English HSIS-Studies Used in This Book Appendix B Statistics of the Assessments by Students in the HSIS-Studies Used . Appendix C Cumulative Frequencies and Parameters Beta Distributions for Groups of European Countries Appendix D Horizontal and Vertical Deviation of Reference Boundaries for Groups of European Countries Appendix E Cumulative Distributions and Parameters Beta Distribution .