Survey ResearchThis much-anticipated Second Edition presents an informative and accessible account of survey research. It guides the reader through the main theoretical and practical aspects of the subject and illustrates the application of survey methods through examples. Thoroughly revised and updated, it presents:
This book will prove to be equally useful for students conducting small research projects in the social sciences or related professional/applied areas, researchers planning systematic data collection for applied purposes and policy makers who want to understand and analyse the research with whose conclusions they are presented. |
Contents
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The size of the problem | 49 |
Chapter 3 The theory of sampling | 51 |
Sampling in the real world | 81 |
Opinions and facts | 99 |
Principles | 101 |
Chapter 6 Putting it into practice | 109 |
Tabular analysis | 167 |
Chapter 10 Relationships and differences | 181 |
Chapter 11 Constructing scales | 222 |
Finishing up | 247 |
Chapter 12 Did you need to do your own survey? | 249 |
Chapter 13 Reporting the results | 258 |
References | 266 |
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Chapter 7 Complex concepts | 136 |
Chapter 8 What does it all mean? | 151 |
Exploring data | 165 |
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