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Beginning with a primer on basic statistics, the first half of the book takes readers on a comprehensive tour through the basics of survey design. Topics covered include the ethics of surveys, the design of survey procedures, the design of the survey instrument, how to write questions and how to draw representative samples. Having shown readers how to design surveys, the second half of the book discusses a number of issues surrounding their implementation, including repetitive surveys, the economics of surveys, web-based surveys, coding and data entry, data expansion and weighting, the issue of non-response, and the documenting and archiving of survey data. The book is an excellent introduction to the use of surveys for graduate students as well as a useful reference work for scholars and professionals. 517 3 $aCollecting, Managing, & Assessing Data Using Sample Surveys 606 $aSurveys$xDesign 606 $aSurveys$xMethodology 606 $aSampling (Statistics) 615 0$aSurveys$xDesign. 615 0$aSurveys$xMethodology. 615 0$aSampling (Statistics) 676 $a001.422 700 $aStopher$b Peter R.$0103476 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457284403321 996 $aCollecting, managing, and assessing data using sample surveys$92477867 997 $aUNINA