Potoglou, Dimitris, Burge, Peter, Flynn, Terry, Netten, Ann, Malley, Juliette 
ORCID: 0000-0001-5759-1647, Forder, Julien and Brazier, John E.
(2011)
Best–worst scaling vs. discrete choice experiments: an empirical comparison using social care data.
Social Science & Medicine, 72 (10).
pp. 1717-1727.
ISSN 0277-9536
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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 |
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| Official URL: | http://www.journals.elsevier.com/social-science-an... |
| Additional Information: | © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. |
| Divisions: | Personal Social Services Research Unit LSE Health |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Mar 2012 10:29 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Apr 2024 05:27 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/42278 |
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