Definition: Questionnaire pretest
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A study presenting the questionnaire to a small sub-sample of the survey universe and analyzing the results the same way the data will be collected and analyzed. Many problems involving unclear definitions, or the wording of the questions and instructions become clear during this process.
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United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, “IT Standard 16.0.0: Survey Design and Statistical Methodology Metadata”, draft (never officially published), August 1998
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