A Comparison of Computer Interviewing With Traditional Paper and Pencil Format: Soliciting Sensitive Information
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The paper discusses the validity of computer interviewing compared to the paper and pencil one. The results support the hypothesis that computer interviewing is at least as appro priate data gathering technique as classical survey inte/viewing. Especially when soliciting some highly personal information, as in the case of a research on sexual behavior, microcom puters being the "cooler media" might even yield more accuracy.
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تاریخ انتشار 2016