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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Oct 24.
Published in final edited form as: Behav Res Methods. 2008 Feb;40(1):1–7. doi: 10.3758/brm.40.1.1

Table 1.

Cost Parameters for Single Health Behavior Survey Study (nCASI = 100; nSAQ = 100)

Parameter Description Parameter
Label
Time
(min)
Cost
($)
Costs Associated With Both Assessment Modes
 Research staff wage per minute W  –   0.25
 Time to create survey P1(q) 1,500
 Payment per participant SP  –    10.00
SAQ Costs
 SAQ data entry platform software SSAQ  –   0.00
 Program SAQ data entry platform P2SAQ(q)    480
 SAQ copy charges per participant σ(q)  –   1.20
 SAQ administration time per participant γSAQ(q)   45.1
 SAQ data entry and verification per participant ϕ(q)   20.1
CASI Costs
 Purchase of one computer ψ  – 1,300.00
 CASI software SCASI  – 1,300.00
 Program CASI software P2CASI(q)    990
 CASI administration time per participant γCASI(q)   45.5