A questionnaire as a basic tool for documenting scientific observation is formed on the basis of two schemes: a data scheme that meets the specifications and conceptual definitions of scientific discourse and a communication scheme that organizes communication between scientists and respondents depending on the particular characteristics of the respondent population. The aim of this paper is to design a model of documenting the questions of a questionnaire that allows the detection of similar questions through a database. Such a model can more successfully manage the documentation problems of comparative timeless research, where the questions of a questionnaire are repeated from wave to wave, sometimes unchanged and sometimes varied. It can also help researchers involved in secondary analysis to identify similar questions from different or similar surveys.

• Authors:Kallas J. & Linardis A.
• Publication Year:2010
• Citation:Kallas J., Linardis A., (2010), A question documentation model on the needs of comparative research, Archival Science, Volume 10, Number 1 / March 2010, 65-83. Retrieved March 22, 2020, from: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10502-010-9115-0
• Type:Articles in peer-reviewed academic journals
• Thematic Area:Development and design of research infrastructures, 
• Abstract:English