Question Text:
Why have you not yet analyzed the data in this project?
Instruction:
Answer Categories:
The data collection was so recent that I have not yet had the time.
I am not primarily involved in the data analysis./I am waiting for a colleague to do so.
I have been figuring out the best analysis approach.
I have been too busy with other tasks/research.
I did not have adequate mentoring/support to pursue it.
I have been advised by other scholars to not pursue it and so I put it off.
I lost interest in the project.
My co-authors do not have time to work on it.
The constellation of the initial author group of the study submission has changed and the project has lost its priority.
I feel it will not contribute to knowledge.
I feel it will never be published.
My research focus has shifted.
I am not primarily working in academia./I left academia.
I moved to another department/institute/university.
I took/am currently taking parental leave.
Other
Recommendations:
The results of the pretest indicate that there are no issues with the question, so it can be left as is.
Process Probing, Difficulty Probing, Specific Probing, General Probing
Findings for Question:
Information on the aim and purpose of the test:
Question 23 is asked only of those respondents who indicated in a previous question in the questionnaire that they had not yet analyzed their data from the GESIS Panel or SOEP-IS (this question was not tested in the pretest). The question asks for the reasons for this.
The objectives of the testing were to determine whether the list of response options is complete and whether it would be useful to randomize the order of the response options (1–15 vs. 15–1).
Findings:
Eight participants stated during the cognitive interview that they are or were participating in a study in which the data had not yet been analyzed. The reasons for this are listed in Table 20 (frequency distribution for Question 23).
When asked, all participants stated that the list of response options in Question 23 was complete. Likewise, all participants expressed support for maintaining the order of the response options.
- “I think the order is good. Because I believe the answers at the top come up more often than the ones at the bottom. And I think it’s always better to be able to find your answer quickly.” (TP02)
- “I’d find the reverse order less ideal, simply because I think there’s a lot of text to read and a lot of answer options. And I think—at least from my perspective—the first reasons are the ones that are more likely to occur. So I’d be more likely to find my answer here in the top categories; that means, if the order were reversed, I’d first have to work my way through all the other answer options.” (TP04)
Question Topic:
Job and career/ Job situation & professional activity
Construct:
Reasons why data analysis has not yet been conducted
