An Introduction to Survey Research , Volume I: The Basics of Survey Research:

Cover -- An Introduction to Survey Research, Volume I: The Basics of Survey Research -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER 1: Introduction -- Research Design -- Observation and Questioning -- Triangulation -- Questioning (Interviewing) as a Social Process -- Brief History of Surveys -...

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1. Verfasser: Cowles, Ernest L (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Nelson, Edward (MitwirkendeR)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Business Expert Press 2018
Ausgabe:2nd ed
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Zusammenfassung:Cover -- An Introduction to Survey Research, Volume I: The Basics of Survey Research -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER 1: Introduction -- Research Design -- Observation and Questioning -- Triangulation -- Questioning (Interviewing) as a Social Process -- Brief History of Surveys -- Overview of the Book -- Volume I -- Volume II -- Annotated Bibliography -- Research Design -- Attitudes and Behavior -- Triangulation -- Questioning (Interviewing) as a Social Process -- Archival or Available Data -- CHAPTER 2: Probability Sampling -- What Is a Probability Sample? -- Simple Random Samples -- Systematic Sampling -- Stratified Sampling -- Cluster Sampling -- How Do We Select the Right Sample Size? -- Confidence Intervals and Confidence Levels -- Summary -- Annotated Bibliography -- CHAPTER 3: Total Survey Error -- Sampling Error -- Minimizing Sampling Error -- Coverage Error -- Minimizing Coverage Error -- Nonresponse Error -- Theories of Survey Participation -- Nonresponse and Nonresponse Bias -- Increasing Response -- Measurement Error -- Measurement Error Associated with Question Wording -- Measurement Error Associated with Question Order -- Measurement Error Associated with Respondents' Characteristics -- Social Desirability -- Measurement Error Associated with the Interviewer -- Race of the Interviewer -- Gender of the Interviewer -- Recognizing and Minimizing Measurement Error -- Mode Effects -- Dealing with Mode Effects -- Postsurvey Error -- Summary -- Annotated Bibliography -- Total Survey Error -- Sampling Error -- Other Types of Survey Error -- CHAPTER 4: Factors to Consider When Thinking about Surveys: The Groundwork -- Do You Really Need a Survey? -- The Stakeholders -- Ethical Considerations -- Scope of the Survey -- Complexity and Number of Responding Participants -- Summary -- Annotated Bibliography -- Need for Surveys
Beschreibung:1 online resource (147 pages)
ISBN:9781948976046