International Handbook of Survey Methodology

by de Leeuw; Edith D.

• ISBN13: 9780805857528
• ISBN10: 0805857524
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-01-17
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Taking into account both traditional and emerging modes, this comprehensive new handbook covers all major methodological and statistical issues in designing and analyzing surveys . With contributions from the world's leading survey methodologists and statisticians, this invaluable new resource provides guidance on collecting survey data and creating meaningful results. Featuring examples from a variety of countries, the book reviews such things as how to deal with sample designs, write survey questions, and collect data on the Internet. A thorough review of the procedures associated with multiple modes of collecting sample survey information and applying that combination of methods that fit the situation best is included. The International Handbook of Survey Methodology opens with the foundations of survey design, ranging from sources of error, to ethical issues. This is followed by a section on design that reviews sampling challenges and tips on writing and testingquestions for multiple methods. Part three focuses on data collection, from face-to-face interviews, to Internet and interactive voice response, to special challenges involved in mixing these modes within one survey. Analyzing data from both simple and complex surveys is then explored, as well as procedures for adjusting data. The book concludes with a discussion of maintaining quality. Intended for advanced students and researchers in the behavioral, social, and health sciences, this must have resource will appeal to those interested in conducting or using survey data from anywhere in the world.

Table of Contents

The cornerstones of survey research	p. 1
The psychology of asking questions	p. 18
The problem of nonresponse	p. 35
Comparative survey research: goal and challenges	p. 56
Ethical issues in surveys	p. 78
Coverage and sampling	p. 97
Choosing the method of data collection	p. 113
Writing effective questions	p. 136
The logic and psychology of constructing questionnaires	p. 161
Testing survey questions	p. 176
Face-to-face interviews	p. 201
Telephone surveys	p. 221
Self-administered questionnaires: mail surveys and other applications	p. 239
Internet surveys	p. 264
IVR: Interactive Voice Response	p. 285
Mixed mode surveys: When and why	p. 299
Weighting survey data	p. 317
Analysis of data from complex surveys	p. 342
Incomplete data: Diagnosis, imputation, and estimation	p. 370
Accommodating measurement errors	p. 387
Survey documentation: Towards professional knowledge management in sample surveys	p. 403
Quality assurance and quality control in surveys	p. 421
Interviewer training	p. 442
Surveying sensitive topics	p. 461
Panel surveys	p. 479
Surveys without questions	p. 500
References	p. 512
Index	p. 541
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