Posted by
Art Kendall on
Nov 26, 2010; 2:44pm
URL: http://spssx-discussion.165.s1.nabble.com/multiple-response-analysis-how-to-report-tp3281344p3281400.html
I do not know offhand of a source on this.
It all depends on what questions you are asking.
If you are interested in what percent of the staff members are in the
various occupations then you would use responses as the base.
If you are interested in what percent of the agencies have staff in the
various occupations then you would use cases as the base.
If are interested in both perspectives you would run the tabulation both
ways.
The same type of logic applies if you are crossing a multiple response
variable (e.g., occupation) by an ordinary variable (e.g., city) or
another multiple response variable (e.g., sources of clients, or
presenting problems).
Art Kendall
Social Research Consultants
On 11/26/2010 9:12 AM, Pat C wrote:
> I have a data set that contains a number of multiple response items, such as:
>
> Which of the following professionals are on staff in your agency?(Tick
> all that apply.)
> -addiction counsellor
> -physician (non-psychiatrist)
> -psychiatrist
> -psychologist
> -social worker
> -other health care professional
> -other professional.
>
> I have been asked to provide a rationale for whether the % reported
> for each option should be the % of responses or the % of respondents.
> A review of my stats texts and a quick google search have not yielded
> any information on the strengths and weaknesses of either approach.
>
> I'd be very grateful if anyone can point me to a discussion on this.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Pat
>
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