Survey Methods in Social Investigation
Survey Methods in Social Investigation

Author: C.A. Moser

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-03-02

Total Pages: 509

ISBN-13: 1351896717

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This book provides a comprehensive account of the methods used in social surveys. All the stages of a survey are covered, from the original planning to the drafting of the final report. Throughout, the emphasis is on the underlying principles, with particular attention being given to sampling - a subject which often troubles students and research workers. The book will be of great value to students in social sciences as well as research workers, and people concerned with social surveys in government and the business world.

The SAGE Handbook of Survey Methodology
The SAGE Handbook of Survey Methodology

Author: Christof Wolf

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2016-07-11

Total Pages: 1065

ISBN-13: 1473959047

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Survey Methodology is becoming a more structured field of research, deserving of more and more academic attention. The SAGE Handbook of Survey Methodology explores both the increasingly scientific endeavour of surveys and their growing complexity, as different data collection modes and information sources are combined. The handbook takes a global approach, with a team of international experts looking at local and national specificities, as well as problems of cross-national, comparative survey research. The chapters are organized into seven major sections, each of which represents a stage in the survey life-cycle: Surveys and Societies Planning a Survey Measurement Sampling Data Collection Preparing Data for Use Assessing and Improving Data Quality The SAGE Handbook of Survey Methodology is a landmark and essential tool for any scholar within the social sciences.

Hard-to-Survey Populations
Hard-to-Survey Populations

Author: Roger Tourangeau

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-08-28

Total Pages: 675

ISBN-13: 1107031354

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Examines the different populations and settings that can make surveys hard to conduct and discusses methods to meet these challenges.