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Administrative records for survey methodology / / editors, Asaph Young Chun [et al.]
Administrative records for survey methodology / / editors, Asaph Young Chun [et al.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, NJ : , : Wiley, , [2021]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xxv, 354 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Disciplina 001.433
Collana Wiley Series in Survey Methodology
Soggetto topico Surveys - Methodology
Surveys - Quality control
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-119-27206-8
1-119-27205-X
1-119-27207-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910555131103321
Hoboken, NJ : , : Wiley, , [2021]
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Administrative records for survey methodology / / editors, Asaph Young Chun [et al.]
Administrative records for survey methodology / / editors, Asaph Young Chun [et al.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, NJ : , : Wiley, , [2021]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xxv, 354 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Disciplina 001.433
Collana Wiley Series in Survey Methodology
Soggetto topico Surveys - Methodology
Surveys - Quality control
ISBN 1-119-27206-8
1-119-27205-X
1-119-27207-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910830909303321
Hoboken, NJ : , : Wiley, , [2021]
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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Applied survey methods [[electronic resource] ] : a statistical perspective / / Jelke Bethlehem
Applied survey methods [[electronic resource] ] : a statistical perspective / / Jelke Bethlehem
Autore Bethlehem Jelke G
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2009
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (394 p.)
Disciplina 001.4/33
519.5
Collana Wiley series in survey methodology
Soggetto topico Surveys - Statistical methods
Sampling (Statistics)
Surveys - Methodology
Estimation theory
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-282-13772-7
9786612137723
0-470-49499-9
0-470-49498-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Applied Survey Methods; Contents; Preface; 1. The Survey Process; 1.1. About Surveys; 1.2. A Survey, Step-by-Step; 1.3. Some History of Survey Research; 1.4. This Book; 1.5. Samplonia; Exercises; 2. Basic Concepts; 2.1. The Survey Objectives; 2.2. The Target Population; 2.3. The Sampling Frame; 2.4. Sampling; 2.5. Estimation; Exercises; 3. Questionnaire Design; 3.1. The Questionnaire; 3.2. Factual and Nonfactual Questions; 3.3. The Question Text; 3.4. Answer Types; 3.5. Question Order; 3.6. Questionnaire Testing; Exercises; 4. Single Sampling Designs; 4.1. Simple Random Sampling
4.2. Systematic Sampling4.3. Unequal Probability Sampling; 4.4. Systematic Sampling with Unequal Probabilities; Exercises; 5. Composite Sampling Designs; 5.1. Stratified Sampling; 5.2. Cluster Sampling; 5.3. Two-Stage Sampling; 5.4. Two-Dimensional Sampling; Exercises; 6. Estimators; 6.1. Use of Auxiliary Information; 6.2. A Descriptive Model; 6.3. The Direct Estimator; 6.4. The Ratio Estimator; 6.5. The Regression Estimator; 6.6. The Poststratification Estimator; Exercises; 7. Data Collection; 7.1. Traditional Data Collection; 7.2. Computer-Assisted Interviewing
7.3. Mixed-Mode Data Collection7.4. Electronic Questionnaires; 7.5. Data Collection with Blaise; Exercises; 8. The Quality of the Results; 8.1. Errors in Surveys; 8.2. Detection and Correction of Errors; 8.3. Imputation Techniques; 8.4. Data Editing Strategies; Exercises; 9. The Nonresponse Problem; 9.1. Nonresponse; 9.2. Response Rates; 9.3. Models for Nonresponse; 9.4. Analysis of Nonresponse; 9.5. Nonresponse Correction Techniques; Exercises; 10. Weighting Adjustment; 10.1. Introduction; 10.2. Poststratification; 10.3. Linear Weighting; 10.4. Multiplicative Weighting
10.5. Calibration Estimation10.6. Other Weighting Issues; 10.7. Use of Propensity Scores; 10.8. A Practical Example; Exercises; 11. Online Surveys; 11.1. The Popularity of Online Research; 11.2. Errors in Online Surveys; 11.3. The Theoretical Framework; 11.4. Correction by Adjustment Weighting; 11.5. Correction Using a Reference Survey; 11.6. Sampling the Non-Internet Population; 11.7. Propensity Weighting; 11.8. Simulating the Effects of Undercoverage; 11.9. Simulating the Effects of Self-Selection; 11.10. About the Use of Online Surveys; Exercises; 12. Analysis and Publication
12.1. About Data Analysis12.2. The Analysis of Dirty Data; 12.3. Preparing a Survey Report; 12.4. Use of Graphs; Exercises; 13. Statistical Disclosure Control; 13.1. Introduction; 13.2. The Basic Disclosure Problem; 13.3. The Concept of Uniqueness; 13.4. Disclosure Scenarios; 13.5. Models for the Disclosure Risk; 13.6. Practical Disclosure Protection; Exercises; References; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910143132203321
Bethlehem Jelke G  
Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2009
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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Applied survey methods [[electronic resource] ] : a statistical perspective / / Jelke Bethlehem
Applied survey methods [[electronic resource] ] : a statistical perspective / / Jelke Bethlehem
Autore Bethlehem Jelke G
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2009
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (394 p.)
Disciplina 001.4/33
519.5
Collana Wiley series in survey methodology
Soggetto topico Surveys - Statistical methods
Sampling (Statistics)
Surveys - Methodology
Estimation theory
ISBN 1-282-13772-7
9786612137723
0-470-49499-9
0-470-49498-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Applied Survey Methods; Contents; Preface; 1. The Survey Process; 1.1. About Surveys; 1.2. A Survey, Step-by-Step; 1.3. Some History of Survey Research; 1.4. This Book; 1.5. Samplonia; Exercises; 2. Basic Concepts; 2.1. The Survey Objectives; 2.2. The Target Population; 2.3. The Sampling Frame; 2.4. Sampling; 2.5. Estimation; Exercises; 3. Questionnaire Design; 3.1. The Questionnaire; 3.2. Factual and Nonfactual Questions; 3.3. The Question Text; 3.4. Answer Types; 3.5. Question Order; 3.6. Questionnaire Testing; Exercises; 4. Single Sampling Designs; 4.1. Simple Random Sampling
4.2. Systematic Sampling4.3. Unequal Probability Sampling; 4.4. Systematic Sampling with Unequal Probabilities; Exercises; 5. Composite Sampling Designs; 5.1. Stratified Sampling; 5.2. Cluster Sampling; 5.3. Two-Stage Sampling; 5.4. Two-Dimensional Sampling; Exercises; 6. Estimators; 6.1. Use of Auxiliary Information; 6.2. A Descriptive Model; 6.3. The Direct Estimator; 6.4. The Ratio Estimator; 6.5. The Regression Estimator; 6.6. The Poststratification Estimator; Exercises; 7. Data Collection; 7.1. Traditional Data Collection; 7.2. Computer-Assisted Interviewing
7.3. Mixed-Mode Data Collection7.4. Electronic Questionnaires; 7.5. Data Collection with Blaise; Exercises; 8. The Quality of the Results; 8.1. Errors in Surveys; 8.2. Detection and Correction of Errors; 8.3. Imputation Techniques; 8.4. Data Editing Strategies; Exercises; 9. The Nonresponse Problem; 9.1. Nonresponse; 9.2. Response Rates; 9.3. Models for Nonresponse; 9.4. Analysis of Nonresponse; 9.5. Nonresponse Correction Techniques; Exercises; 10. Weighting Adjustment; 10.1. Introduction; 10.2. Poststratification; 10.3. Linear Weighting; 10.4. Multiplicative Weighting
10.5. Calibration Estimation10.6. Other Weighting Issues; 10.7. Use of Propensity Scores; 10.8. A Practical Example; Exercises; 11. Online Surveys; 11.1. The Popularity of Online Research; 11.2. Errors in Online Surveys; 11.3. The Theoretical Framework; 11.4. Correction by Adjustment Weighting; 11.5. Correction Using a Reference Survey; 11.6. Sampling the Non-Internet Population; 11.7. Propensity Weighting; 11.8. Simulating the Effects of Undercoverage; 11.9. Simulating the Effects of Self-Selection; 11.10. About the Use of Online Surveys; Exercises; 12. Analysis and Publication
12.1. About Data Analysis12.2. The Analysis of Dirty Data; 12.3. Preparing a Survey Report; 12.4. Use of Graphs; Exercises; 13. Statistical Disclosure Control; 13.1. Introduction; 13.2. The Basic Disclosure Problem; 13.3. The Concept of Uniqueness; 13.4. Disclosure Scenarios; 13.5. Models for the Disclosure Risk; 13.6. Practical Disclosure Protection; Exercises; References; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910830418303321
Bethlehem Jelke G  
Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2009
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Applied survey methods [[electronic resource] ] : a statistical perspective / / Jelke Bethlehem
Applied survey methods [[electronic resource] ] : a statistical perspective / / Jelke Bethlehem
Autore Bethlehem Jelke G
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2009
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (394 p.)
Disciplina 001.4/33
519.5
Collana Wiley series in survey methodology
Soggetto topico Surveys - Statistical methods
Sampling (Statistics)
Surveys - Methodology
Estimation theory
ISBN 1-282-13772-7
9786612137723
0-470-49499-9
0-470-49498-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Applied Survey Methods; Contents; Preface; 1. The Survey Process; 1.1. About Surveys; 1.2. A Survey, Step-by-Step; 1.3. Some History of Survey Research; 1.4. This Book; 1.5. Samplonia; Exercises; 2. Basic Concepts; 2.1. The Survey Objectives; 2.2. The Target Population; 2.3. The Sampling Frame; 2.4. Sampling; 2.5. Estimation; Exercises; 3. Questionnaire Design; 3.1. The Questionnaire; 3.2. Factual and Nonfactual Questions; 3.3. The Question Text; 3.4. Answer Types; 3.5. Question Order; 3.6. Questionnaire Testing; Exercises; 4. Single Sampling Designs; 4.1. Simple Random Sampling
4.2. Systematic Sampling4.3. Unequal Probability Sampling; 4.4. Systematic Sampling with Unequal Probabilities; Exercises; 5. Composite Sampling Designs; 5.1. Stratified Sampling; 5.2. Cluster Sampling; 5.3. Two-Stage Sampling; 5.4. Two-Dimensional Sampling; Exercises; 6. Estimators; 6.1. Use of Auxiliary Information; 6.2. A Descriptive Model; 6.3. The Direct Estimator; 6.4. The Ratio Estimator; 6.5. The Regression Estimator; 6.6. The Poststratification Estimator; Exercises; 7. Data Collection; 7.1. Traditional Data Collection; 7.2. Computer-Assisted Interviewing
7.3. Mixed-Mode Data Collection7.4. Electronic Questionnaires; 7.5. Data Collection with Blaise; Exercises; 8. The Quality of the Results; 8.1. Errors in Surveys; 8.2. Detection and Correction of Errors; 8.3. Imputation Techniques; 8.4. Data Editing Strategies; Exercises; 9. The Nonresponse Problem; 9.1. Nonresponse; 9.2. Response Rates; 9.3. Models for Nonresponse; 9.4. Analysis of Nonresponse; 9.5. Nonresponse Correction Techniques; Exercises; 10. Weighting Adjustment; 10.1. Introduction; 10.2. Poststratification; 10.3. Linear Weighting; 10.4. Multiplicative Weighting
10.5. Calibration Estimation10.6. Other Weighting Issues; 10.7. Use of Propensity Scores; 10.8. A Practical Example; Exercises; 11. Online Surveys; 11.1. The Popularity of Online Research; 11.2. Errors in Online Surveys; 11.3. The Theoretical Framework; 11.4. Correction by Adjustment Weighting; 11.5. Correction Using a Reference Survey; 11.6. Sampling the Non-Internet Population; 11.7. Propensity Weighting; 11.8. Simulating the Effects of Undercoverage; 11.9. Simulating the Effects of Self-Selection; 11.10. About the Use of Online Surveys; Exercises; 12. Analysis and Publication
12.1. About Data Analysis12.2. The Analysis of Dirty Data; 12.3. Preparing a Survey Report; 12.4. Use of Graphs; Exercises; 13. Statistical Disclosure Control; 13.1. Introduction; 13.2. The Basic Disclosure Problem; 13.3. The Concept of Uniqueness; 13.4. Disclosure Scenarios; 13.5. Models for the Disclosure Risk; 13.6. Practical Disclosure Protection; Exercises; References; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910840805303321
Bethlehem Jelke G  
Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2009
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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Assessing the quality of survey data [[electronic resource] /] / Jo?rg Blasius & Victor Thiessen
Assessing the quality of survey data [[electronic resource] /] / Jo?rg Blasius & Victor Thiessen
Autore Blasius Jo?rg <1957->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xi, 174 p.) : ill
Disciplina 001.433
Altri autori (Persone) ThiessenVictor
Collana Research methods for social scientists
Soggetto topico Surveys - Methodology
ISBN 1-4462-9232-0
1-4462-5872-6
1-4462-5187-X
1-299-65749-4
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; contents; about the authors; list of acronyms and sources of data; preface; 1 Conceptualizing data quality; 2 Empirical findings on quality and comparability of survey data; 3 Statistical techniques for data screening; 4 Institutional quality control practices; 5 Substantive or methodology-induced factors?; 6 Item difficulty and response quality; 7 Questionnaire architecture; 8 Cognitive competencies and response quality; 9 Conclusion; References; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910787898703321
Blasius Jo?rg <1957->  
Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, 2012
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Assessing the quality of survey data / / Jörg Blasius & Victor Thiessen
Assessing the quality of survey data / / Jörg Blasius & Victor Thiessen
Autore Blasius Jörg <1957->
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xi, 174 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina 001.433
Altri autori (Persone) ThiessenVictor
Collana Research methods for social scientists
Soggetto topico Surveys - Methodology
ISBN 1-4462-9232-0
1-4462-5872-6
1-4462-5187-X
1-299-65749-4
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; contents; about the authors; list of acronyms and sources of data; preface; 1 Conceptualizing data quality; 2 Empirical findings on quality and comparability of survey data; 3 Statistical techniques for data screening; 4 Institutional quality control practices; 5 Substantive or methodology-induced factors?; 6 Item difficulty and response quality; 7 Questionnaire architecture; 8 Cognitive competencies and response quality; 9 Conclusion; References; Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910815867603321
Blasius Jörg <1957->  
Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, 2012
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Collecting, managing, and assessing data using sample surveys / / Peter Stopher [[electronic resource]]
Collecting, managing, and assessing data using sample surveys / / Peter Stopher [[electronic resource]]
Autore Stopher Peter R.
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xxvi, 534 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina 001.422
Soggetto topico Surveys - Design
Surveys - Methodology
Sampling (Statistics)
ISBN 1-107-21856-X
1-139-20943-4
1-280-56868-2
1-139-22226-0
9786613598288
0-511-97789-1
1-139-22397-6
1-139-21745-3
1-139-21437-3
1-139-22054-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Collecting, Managing, and Assessing Data Using Sample Surveys; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; 1: Introduction; 1.1 The purpose of this book; 1.2 Scope of the book; 1.3 Survey statistics; 2: Basic statistics and probability; 2.1 Some definitions in statistics; 2.1.1 Censuses and surveys; 2.2 Describing data; 2.2.1 Types of scales; Nominal scales; Ordinal scales; Interval scales; Ratio scale; Measurement scales; 2.2.2 Data presentation: graphics; 2.2.3 Data presentation: non-graphical; Measures of magnitude; Frequencies and proportions
Central measures of dataExamples; Measures of dispersion; The normal distribution; Some useful properties of variances and standard deviations; Examples; 3: Basic issues in surveys; 3.1 Need for survey methods; 3.1.1 A definition of sampling methodology; 3.2 Surveys and censuses; 3.2.1 Costs; 3.2.2 Time; 3.3 Representativeness; 3.3.1 Randomness; 3.3.2 Probability sampling; 3.4 Errors and bias; 3.4.1 Sample design and sampling error; 3.4.2 Bias; 3.4.3 Avoiding bias; 3.5 Some important definitions; 4: Ethics of surveys of human populations; 4.1 Why ethics?; 4.2 Codes of ethics or practice
4.3 Potential threats to confidentiality4.3.1 Retaining detail and confidentiality; 4.4 Informed consent; 4.5 Conclusions; 5: Designing a survey; 5.1 Components of survey design; 5.2 Defining the survey purpose; 5.2.1 Components of survey purpose; Data needs; Comparability or innovation; Defining data needs; Data needs in human subject surveys; Survey timing; Geographic bounds for the survey; 5.3 Trade-offs in survey design; 6: Methods for conducting surveys of human populations; 6.1 Overview; 6.2 Face-to-face interviews; 6.3 Postal surveys; 6.4 Telephone surveys; 6.5 Internet surveys
6.6 Compound survey methods6.6.1 Pre-recruitment contact; 6.6.2 Recruitment; Random digit dialling; 6.6.3 Survey delivery; 6.6.4 Data collection; 6.6.5 An example; 6.7 Mixed-mode surveys; 6.7.1 Increasing response and reducing bias; 6.8 Observational surveys; 7: Focus groups; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Definition of a focus group; 7.2.1 The size and number of focus groups; 7.2.2 How a focus group functions; 7.2.3 Analysing the focus group discussions; 7.2.4 Some disadvantages of focus groups; 7.3 Using focus groups to design a survey; 7.4 Using focus groups to evaluate a survey; 7.5 Summary
8: Design of survey instruments8.1 Scope of this chapter; 8.2 Question type; 8.2.1 Classification and behaviour questions; Mitigating threatening questions; 8.2.2 Memory or recall error; 8.3 Question format; 8.3.1 Open questions; 8.3.2 Field-coded questions; 8.3.3 Closed questions; 8.4 Physical layout of the survey instrument; 8.4.1 Introduction; 8.4.2 Question ordering; Opening questions; Body of the survey; The end of the questionnaire; 8.4.3 Some general issues on question layout; Overall format; Appearance of the survey; Front cover; Spatial layout; Choice of typeface
Use of colour and graphics
Altri titoli varianti Collecting, Managing, & Assessing Data Using Sample Surveys
Record Nr. UNINA-9910457284403321
Stopher Peter R.  
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Collecting, managing, and assessing data using sample surveys / / Peter Stopher
Collecting, managing, and assessing data using sample surveys / / Peter Stopher
Autore Stopher Peter R.
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xxvi, 534 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina 001.422
Soggetto topico Surveys - Design
Surveys - Methodology
Sampling (Statistics)
ISBN 1-107-21856-X
1-139-20943-4
1-280-56868-2
1-139-22226-0
9786613598288
0-511-97789-1
1-139-22397-6
1-139-21745-3
1-139-21437-3
1-139-22054-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Collecting, Managing, and Assessing Data Using Sample Surveys; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; 1: Introduction; 1.1 The purpose of this book; 1.2 Scope of the book; 1.3 Survey statistics; 2: Basic statistics and probability; 2.1 Some definitions in statistics; 2.1.1 Censuses and surveys; 2.2 Describing data; 2.2.1 Types of scales; Nominal scales; Ordinal scales; Interval scales; Ratio scale; Measurement scales; 2.2.2 Data presentation: graphics; 2.2.3 Data presentation: non-graphical; Measures of magnitude; Frequencies and proportions
Central measures of data Examples; Measures of dispersion; The normal distribution; Some useful properties of variances and standard deviations; Examples; 3: Basic issues in surveys; 3.1 Need for survey methods; 3.1.1 A definition of sampling methodology; 3.2 Surveys and censuses; 3.2.1 Costs; 3.2.2 Time; 3.3 Representativeness; 3.3.1 Randomness; 3.3.2 Probability sampling; 3.4 Errors and bias; 3.4.1 Sample design and sampling error; 3.4.2 Bias; 3.4.3 Avoiding bias; 3.5 Some important definitions; 4: Ethics of surveys of human populations; 4.1 Why ethics?; 4.2 Codes of ethics or practice
4.3 Potential threats to confidentiality 4.3.1 Retaining detail and confidentiality; 4.4 Informed consent; 4.5 Conclusions; 5: Designing a survey; 5.1 Components of survey design; 5.2 Defining the survey purpose; 5.2.1 Components of survey purpose; Data needs; Comparability or innovation; Defining data needs; Data needs in human subject surveys; Survey timing; Geographic bounds for the survey; 5.3 Trade-offs in survey design; 6: Methods for conducting surveys of human populations; 6.1 Overview; 6.2 Face-to-face interviews; 6.3 Postal surveys; 6.4 Telephone surveys; 6.5 Internet surveys
6.6 Compound survey methods 6.6.1 Pre-recruitment contact; 6.6.2 Recruitment; Random digit dialling; 6.6.3 Survey delivery; 6.6.4 Data collection; 6.6.5 An example; 6.7 Mixed-mode surveys; 6.7.1 Increasing response and reducing bias; 6.8 Observational surveys; 7: Focus groups; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Definition of a focus group; 7.2.1 The size and number of focus groups; 7.2.2 How a focus group functions; 7.2.3 Analysing the focus group discussions; 7.2.4 Some disadvantages of focus groups; 7.3 Using focus groups to design a survey; 7.4 Using focus groups to evaluate a survey; 7.5 Summary
8: Design of survey instruments 8.1 Scope of this chapter; 8.2 Question type; 8.2.1 Classification and behaviour questions; Mitigating threatening questions; 8.2.2 Memory or recall error; 8.3 Question format; 8.3.1 Open questions; 8.3.2 Field-coded questions; 8.3.3 Closed questions; 8.4 Physical layout of the survey instrument; 8.4.1 Introduction; 8.4.2 Question ordering; Opening questions; Body of the survey; The end of the questionnaire; 8.4.3 Some general issues on question layout; Overall format; Appearance of the survey; Front cover; Spatial layout; Choice of typeface
Use of colour and graphics
Altri titoli varianti Collecting, Managing, & Assessing Data Using Sample Surveys
Record Nr. UNINA-9910778951903321
Stopher Peter R.  
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Collecting, managing, and assessing data using sample surveys / / Peter Stopher
Collecting, managing, and assessing data using sample surveys / / Peter Stopher
Autore Stopher Peter R.
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xxvi, 534 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina 001.422
Soggetto topico Surveys - Design
Surveys - Methodology
Sampling (Statistics)
ISBN 1-107-21856-X
1-139-20943-4
1-280-56868-2
1-139-22226-0
9786613598288
0-511-97789-1
1-139-22397-6
1-139-21745-3
1-139-21437-3
1-139-22054-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Collecting, Managing, and Assessing Data Using Sample Surveys; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; 1: Introduction; 1.1 The purpose of this book; 1.2 Scope of the book; 1.3 Survey statistics; 2: Basic statistics and probability; 2.1 Some definitions in statistics; 2.1.1 Censuses and surveys; 2.2 Describing data; 2.2.1 Types of scales; Nominal scales; Ordinal scales; Interval scales; Ratio scale; Measurement scales; 2.2.2 Data presentation: graphics; 2.2.3 Data presentation: non-graphical; Measures of magnitude; Frequencies and proportions
Central measures of data Examples; Measures of dispersion; The normal distribution; Some useful properties of variances and standard deviations; Examples; 3: Basic issues in surveys; 3.1 Need for survey methods; 3.1.1 A definition of sampling methodology; 3.2 Surveys and censuses; 3.2.1 Costs; 3.2.2 Time; 3.3 Representativeness; 3.3.1 Randomness; 3.3.2 Probability sampling; 3.4 Errors and bias; 3.4.1 Sample design and sampling error; 3.4.2 Bias; 3.4.3 Avoiding bias; 3.5 Some important definitions; 4: Ethics of surveys of human populations; 4.1 Why ethics?; 4.2 Codes of ethics or practice
4.3 Potential threats to confidentiality 4.3.1 Retaining detail and confidentiality; 4.4 Informed consent; 4.5 Conclusions; 5: Designing a survey; 5.1 Components of survey design; 5.2 Defining the survey purpose; 5.2.1 Components of survey purpose; Data needs; Comparability or innovation; Defining data needs; Data needs in human subject surveys; Survey timing; Geographic bounds for the survey; 5.3 Trade-offs in survey design; 6: Methods for conducting surveys of human populations; 6.1 Overview; 6.2 Face-to-face interviews; 6.3 Postal surveys; 6.4 Telephone surveys; 6.5 Internet surveys
6.6 Compound survey methods 6.6.1 Pre-recruitment contact; 6.6.2 Recruitment; Random digit dialling; 6.6.3 Survey delivery; 6.6.4 Data collection; 6.6.5 An example; 6.7 Mixed-mode surveys; 6.7.1 Increasing response and reducing bias; 6.8 Observational surveys; 7: Focus groups; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Definition of a focus group; 7.2.1 The size and number of focus groups; 7.2.2 How a focus group functions; 7.2.3 Analysing the focus group discussions; 7.2.4 Some disadvantages of focus groups; 7.3 Using focus groups to design a survey; 7.4 Using focus groups to evaluate a survey; 7.5 Summary
8: Design of survey instruments 8.1 Scope of this chapter; 8.2 Question type; 8.2.1 Classification and behaviour questions; Mitigating threatening questions; 8.2.2 Memory or recall error; 8.3 Question format; 8.3.1 Open questions; 8.3.2 Field-coded questions; 8.3.3 Closed questions; 8.4 Physical layout of the survey instrument; 8.4.1 Introduction; 8.4.2 Question ordering; Opening questions; Body of the survey; The end of the questionnaire; 8.4.3 Some general issues on question layout; Overall format; Appearance of the survey; Front cover; Spatial layout; Choice of typeface
Use of colour and graphics
Altri titoli varianti Collecting, Managing, & Assessing Data Using Sample Surveys
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Stopher Peter R.  
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012
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