The SAGE Handbook of Survey Methodology

Author Christof Wolf - Dominique Joye - Tom W. Smith - Yang-chih Fu

Publisher Sage UK

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Author

Christof Wolf - Dominique Joye - Tom W. Smith - Yang-chih Fu

Publisher

Sage UK

Volume

Copyright

2016

ISBN13

9781473959040

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eBook

Grade Level

9th Grade - College Senior

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Overview

Survey methodology is becoming a more structured field of research, deserving of more and more academic attention. This text explores both the increasingly scientific endeavour of surveys and their growing complexity, as different data collection modes and information sources are combined. It provides a landmark and essential tool for any scholar within the social sciences.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Other Frontmatter.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
List of Figures.
List of Tables.
Notes on the Editors and Contributors.
Preface.
Basic Principles.
1: Survey Methodology: Challenges and Principles.
2: Survey Standards.
3: Total Survey Error: A Paradigm for Survey Methodology.
4: Challenges of Comparative Survey Research.
Surveys and Societies.
5: Surveys and Society.
6: Defining and Assessing Survey Climate.
7: The Ethical Issues of Survey and Market Research.
8: Observations on the Historical Development of Polling.
Planning a Survey.
9: Research Question and Design for Survey Research.
10: Total Survey Error Paradigm: Theory and Practice.
11: Survey Mode or Survey Modes?.
12: Surveying in Multicultural and Multinational Contexts.
13: Surveys in Societies in Turmoil.
Measurement.
14: What Does Measurement Mean in a Survey Context?.
15: Cognitive Models of Answering Processes.
16: Designing Questions and Questionnaires.
17: Creating a Good Question: How to Use Cumulative Experience.
18: Designing a Mixed-Mode Survey.
19: The Translation of Measurement Instruments for Cross-Cultural Surveys.
20: When Translation is not Enough: Background Variables in Comparative Surveys1.
Sampling.
21: Basics of Sampling for Survey Research.
22: Non-probability Sampling.
23: Special Challenges of Sampling for Comparative Surveys.
Data Collection.
24: Questionnaire Pretesting.
25: Survey Fieldwork.
26: Responsive and Adaptive Designs.
27: Unit Nonresponse.
28: Incentives as a Possible Measure to Increase Response Rates.
Preparing Data for Use.
29: Documenting Survey Data Across the Life Cycle.
30: Weighting: Principles and Practicalities.
31: Analysis of Data from Stratified and Clustered Surveys.
32: Analytical Potential Versus Data Confidentiality – Finding the Optimal Balance.
33: Harmonizing Survey Questions Between Cultures and Over Time.
Assessing and Improving Data Quality.
34: Survey Data Quality and Measurement Precision.
35: Nonre
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