The kit that helped thousands of researchers and students do better survey research in the 90's has been completely updated and revised for the issues of the 21st century! "
"The Survey Kit is an easy-to-understand, easy-to-follow, comprehensive guide for the novice survey researcher. In addition, it provides useful information about some qualitative research techniques such as interviews, focus groups, observational analysis, and content analysis. Pedagogical features in each volume such as checklists, reasonable resources needed, tips, and decision matrices help students focus on...
The kit that helped thousands of researchers and students do better survey research in the 90's has been completely updated and revised for the iss...
When should you use an in-person interview for a survey? How do you train the interviewers as well as the programmers for computer-assisted interviews (CAPI)? How do you deal with refusals to be interviewed? Aimed at answering these questions and more, this carefully written, friendly book will help you prepare and administer effective in-person survey interviews.
Beginning with the administrative considerations involved in setting up in-person interviews, Oishi explains how to: write interview questions from a flowing interview script with appropriated placed transition...
When should you use an in-person interview for a survey? How do you train the interviewers as well as the programmers for computer-assisted interviews...
From making presentations to general versus technical/academic audiences to preparing computerized presentations, this book shows you how to create more effective verbal and written survey reports.
From making presentations to general versus technical/academic audiences to preparing computerized presentations, this book shows you how to create mo...
Shows how to manage survey data and become better users of statistical and qualitative survey information. This book explains the basic vocabulary of data management and statistics, and demonstrates the principles and logic behind the selection and interpretation of commonly used statistical and qualitative methods to analyze survey data.
Shows how to manage survey data and become better users of statistical and qualitative survey information. This book explains the basic vocabulary of ...
How much is enough in your sample? What is the difference between a research question and a survey question? This book shows readers how to specify inclusion and exclusion criteria in a sample, select the appropriate probability and non-probability sampling methods, understand the sources of error in sampling, and calculate the response rate.
How much is enough in your sample? What is the difference between a research question and a survey question? This book shows readers how to specify in...
Presents examples and explanations of the major features of high-quality survey systems. This book includes guidelines for experimental and observational designs of surveys, as well as for cross-sectional, cohort and case-control designs. It also provides checklists of risks to avoid for internal and external validity of a design.
Presents examples and explanations of the major features of high-quality survey systems. This book includes guidelines for experimental and observatio...
Intended at helping readers prepare and use reliable and valid survey questions, this title shows readers how to: ask valid and reliable questions for the context; determine whether to use open or closed questions; and, choose the right type of measurement (categorical, nominal or ordinal) for responses to survey questions.
Intended at helping readers prepare and use reliable and valid survey questions, this title shows readers how to: ask valid and reliable questions for...
Features the characteristics and uses of qualitative surveys. This title covers: the steps in a content analysis of qualitative data; survey ethics, including the ethical principles to use in survey development and the characteristics of survey research misconduct; and, more.
Features the characteristics and uses of qualitative surveys. This title covers: the steps in a content analysis of qualitative data; survey ethics, i...
"The writing style is good, clear, and accurate, with a logical presentation of material. The checklists are effective learning aids." --Carol J. Lancaster, Medical University of South Carolina
When should you use a telephone survey, and how do you transform completed telephone interviews into an analyzable, machine-readable data file? This book shows readers how to develop and administer telephone surveys (with particular attention to paper-and-pencil administration) and prepare the results for analysis. Using detailed examples and checklists, the authors explain the...
"The writing style is good, clear, and accurate, with a logical presentation of material. The checklists are effective learning aids." --C...
Clear and concise, How to Analyze Survey Data begins with a basic overview demonstrating what statistics can do for surveys, describing measurement scales in detail and showing how to choose a method to analyze results. The book includes checklists and guidelines as well as practice exercises to enable the reader to monitor their progress. A discussion of regression, hypothesis testing, screening, and transforming data is also included.
Clear and concise, How to Analyze Survey Data begins with a basic overview demonstrating what statistics can do for surveys, describing measurement...
