A Comparison of Multiple Indicators
- 1 March 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Evaluation & the Health Professions
- Vol. 18 (1) , 51-63
- https://doi.org/10.1177/016327879501800104
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare multiple indicators of behavior and identify the most viable measure of blue-collar workers 'use of hearing protection. Three measures of use were employed: observations, supervisor report, and self-report. Supervisor report was highly discrepant from both self-report and observed use; self-report and observations were highly correlated, and discrepancies between the two were slight. These results suggest that, for this type of measurement, self-report is an appropriate measure and may be the best choice when time and monetary resources restrict measurement to one indicatorKeywords
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