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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.

Exemplary research topics are:

  • Cross-cultural comparability of sampling designs
  • Translation and adaptation of measurement instruments
  • Testing of measurement invariance
  • Cognitive pretesting in cross-cultural surveys
Name Department Team Email Telephone
Behr, Dr. Dorothée
Survey Design and Methodology
Cross-Cultural Survey Methods
+49 (0621) 1246-586
Briceno-Rosas, Roberto
Survey Design and Methodology
Cross-Cultural Survey Methods
+49 (0621) 1246-404
Christmann, Dr. Pablo
Data and Research on Society
Family Surveys
+49 (0621) 1246-411
Dorer, Dr. phil. Brita (Dipl.-Übers., Dipl.-IFS)
Survey Design and Methodology
Cross-Cultural Survey Methods
+49 (0621) 1246-403
Heizmann, Dr. Boris
Survey Data Curation
International Studies
+49 (0221) 47694-486
Heller, Ayline
Survey Design and Methodology
Questionnaire Design and Evaluation
+49 (0621) 1246-283
Khorshed, Julia
Data and Research on Society
Social Surveys
+49 (0621) 1246-433
Koch, Dipl.-Soz. Achim
+49 (0621) 1246-401
Kunz, Dr. Tanja
Data and Research on Society
Family Surveys
+49 (0621) 1246-436
Naumann, Elias (PhD)
Data and Research on Society
Social Surveys
+49 (0621) 1246-442
Netscher, Sebastian
Data Services for the Social Sciences
Archiving
+49 (0221) 47694-499
Pollak, Prof. Dr. Reinhard
Data and Research on Society
+49 (0621) 1246-153
Pötzschke, Dr. Steffen
Survey Design and Methodology
GESIS Panel
+49 (0621) 1246-596
Quandt, Dr. Markus
Survey Data Curation
International Studies
+49 (0221) 47694-400
Rammstedt, Prof. Dr. Beatrice
Präsident
Survey Design and Methodology
+49 (0621) 1246-155
Repke, Dr. Lydia
Survey Design and Methodology
Scale Development and Documentation
+49 (0621) 1246-581
Schanze, Dr. Jan-Lucas
Data and Research on Society
Social Surveys
+49 (0621) 1246-423
Scheuer, Dr. Angelika
Survey Design and Methodology
Cross-Cultural Survey Methods
+49 (0621) 1246-406
Schneider, Dr. Silke L.
Survey Design and Methodology
Cross-Cultural Survey Methods
+49 (0621) 1246-249
Scholz, Dr. Evi
Data and Research on Society
Social Surveys
+49 (0621) 1246-440
  • 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. 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.
  • Martin, Silke, Débora B. Maehler, Anouk Zabal, and Beatrice Rammstedt. 2022. "PIAAC-L: the longitudinal follow-up to PIAAC in Germany." Soziale Welt – Zeitschrift für sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung und Praxis 73 (1): 169 - 199. doi: https://doi.org/10.5771/0038-6073-2022-1-169.