Definition: Questionnaire pretest

Category: Metadata

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. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/US_census_standard_16_0_0_1998.pdf