Tired of a trial-and-error approach to collecting and managing data? Data Collection and Management offers helpful information on managing research projects. By stressing how to use good standards for data collecting and processing, the authors cover such important how-tos as planning research activities; making budgetary decisions and keeping the budget under control; hiring, training, and supervising field interviewing staff; establishing whether interviewers are ready to start interviewing; and ensuring high participant acquisition and retention rates. The book also covers using computerized information systems for tracking data collected and the data management process. Proposal writers, principal investigators, graduate research students, and project coordinators of research requiring large-scale field data collection will find the book to be an indispensable tool.
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Introduction
Planning and Budget
Hiring
Training of Interviewers
Participant Acquisition and Retention
Supervision of Interviewers
Data Management
Quality Control and Research Ethics
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780803956575
Publisert
1995-09-27
Utgiver
Vendor
SAGE Publications Inc
Vekt
230 gr
Høyde
215 mm
Bredde
139 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
144