Written with the needs and goals of a novice researcher in mind, this fully updated Third Edition provides an accurate account of how modern surveys are actually designed and conducted. Much more than a "how-to" guide, this up-to-date and accessible book presents the material in a social science context and teaches readers to think through decisions about sample design, questionnaire development, and data collection, rather than simply following prescriptive advice that may not be appropriate to particular practical situations. In addition to providing examples of alternative procedures, Designing Surveys shows how classic principles and recent research guide decision-making—from setting the basic features of the survey design to implementing instrument development, testing, and data collection. The new edition covers new developments in data collection technologies, provides a more comprehensive treatment of questionnaire development and pretesting, and includes completely new chapters on sample design and selection.
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This new edition accounts for the latest developments in telephone, Internet, and email surveying and provides a more comprehensive treatment on questionnaire testing
1. Survey Practice
2. Survey Error
3. Planning the Survey: The Hierarchy of Decisions
4. Data Collection I: Selecting a Method
5. Sampling I: Concepts of Representation and Sample Quality
6. Sampling II: Population Definition and Frames
7. Sampling III: Sample Size and Sample Design
Methodology Appendix 1: Using Models in Sampling
8. Questionnaire Development I: Measurement Error and Question Writing
9. Questionnaire Development II: Questionnaire Structure
Methodology Appendix 2: Questionnaire Evaluation Workshop
10. Questionnaire Development III: Pretesting
Methodology Appendix 3: Cognitive Interviewing Workshop
11. Data Collection II: Controlling Error in Data Collection
Methodology Appendix 4: An Overview of Organization Surveys
12. Post-Survey Statistical Adjustments and the Methodology Report
Appendix A: UM Undergraduate Student Survey
Appendix B: Maryland Crime Survey
Appendix C: AAPOR Code of Professional Ethics
Appendix D: Internet Resources
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“This book has much to recommend it. The authors succeed in pulling off some difficult balancing acts. They manage to introduce a good deal of material in a concise package. They cover key topics in practical, accessible terms, but not in simple cookbook terms. The entire survey research process is covered in a way that helps students appreciate how steps in the process are integrated. Students will understand that survey research is research, not just a series of tasks.”
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781412997348
Publisert
2013-07-16
Utgave
3. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
SAGE Publications Inc
Vekt
640 gr
Høyde
228 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
440