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Best-worst scaling vs discrete choice experiments: An empirical comparison using social care

Potoglou, Demetris, Burge, Peter, Flynn, Terry, Netten, Ann, Malley, Juliette, Forder, Julien E., Brazier, John (2011) Best-worst scaling vs discrete choice experiments: An empirical comparison using social care. Social Science and Medicine, 72 (10). pp. 1717-1727. ISSN 0277-9536. (doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.03.027) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:32446)

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Abstract

This paper presents empirical findings from the comparison between two principal preference elicitation techniques: discrete choice experiments and profile-based best-worst scaling. Best-worst scaling involves less cognitive burden for respondents and provides more information than traditional "pick-one" tasks asked in discrete choice experiments. However, there is lack of empirical evidence on how best-worst scaling compares to discrete choice experiments. This empirical comparison between discrete choice experiments and best-worst scaling was undertaken as part of the Outcomes of Social Care for Adults project, England, which aims to develop a weighted measure of social care outcomes. The findings show that preference weights from best-worst scaling and discrete choice experiments do reveal similar patterns in preferences and in the majority of cases preference weights--when normalised/rescaled--are not significantly different.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.03.027
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research > Personal Social Services Research Unit
Depositing User: Jane Dennett
Date Deposited: 13 Dec 2012 13:42 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:10 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/32446 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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