Contents

  

About Metodološki zvezki 18

  
   

INVITED LECTURE

  
G.H. Fischer:
On the Assessment of Gain Scores by Means of Item Response Theory
 Abstract   3
   

MEASUREMENT

  
H. Vos:
Applying the Minimax Principle to Sequential Mastery Testing
 Abstract 25
J. Billiet, B. Cambre, and J. Welkenhuysen-Gybels:
Equivalence of Measurement Instruments for Attitude Variables in Comparative Surveys, Taking Method Effects into Account: The Case of Ethnocentrism
 Abstract 53
F. Agnessens, H. Waege, and J. Lievens:
Social Support Typologies: Different Approaches for Reducing Social Support Data
 Abstract 73
   

NONRESPONSE AND INTERVIEWER EFFECTS

  
H. Roose, H. Waege, and F. Agneessens:
Response Behaviour in Audience Research: A Two-Stage Design for the Explanation of Nonresponse
  Abstract 97
G. Coenders, F. Casas, J.M. Batista-Foguet, and M. Gonzales:
Living Conditions, Interviewer Effects and Perceived Well-Being of the Elderly. A Multiple Correspondence Analysis Approach
  Abstract 125
   

WEB SURVEYS

  
K. Lozar Manfreda and V. Vehovar:
Do Mail and Web Surveys Provide Same Results?
  Abstract 149
S. Biffignandi and M. Pratesi:
Modeling the respondents' profile in a web survey on firms in Italy
  Abstract 171
K. Lozar Manfreda, M. Couper, M. Vohar, S. Rivas, and V. Vehovar:
Virtual Selves and Web Surveys
  Abstract 187
   

METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES OF STUDYING SERVICE SECTOR

  
C. Saurina and G. Coenders:
Predicting Overall Service Quality. A Structural Equation Modelling Approach.
  Abstract 217
I. Ograjenšek:
Applying Statistical Tools to Improve Quality in the Service Sector
  Abstract 239