Author: United States. Bureau of Medical DevicesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical instruments and apparatus
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Standards Survey
Author: United States. Bureau of Medical DevicesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical instruments and apparatus
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Designing Household Survey Questionnaires for Developing Countries : Lessons from 15 Years of the Living Standards Measurement Study
Author: Margaret E. GroshPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Developing countries
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Comprehensive and informative document on the design, implementation, and use of household surveys in developing countries.
Bureau of Medical Devices Standards Survey
Author: United States. Bureau of Medical DevicesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical instruments and apparatus
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Surveys That Work
Author: Caroline JarrettPublisher: Rosenfeld Media
ISBN: 1933820837
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
Surveys That Work explains a seven–step process for designing, running, and reporting on a survey that gets accurate results. In a no–nonsense style with plenty of examples about real–world compromises, the book focuses on reducing the errors that make up Total Survey Error—a key concept in survey methodology. If you are conducting a survey, this book is a must–have.
Survey Methodology
Author: Robert M. GrovesPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118211340
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 487
Book Description
Praise for the First Edition: "The book makes a valuable contribution by synthesizing current research and identifying areas for future investigation for each aspect of the survey process." —Journal of the American Statistical Association "Overall, the high quality of the text material is matched by the quality of writing . . ." —Public Opinion Quarterly ". . . it should find an audience everywhere surveys are being conducted." —Technometrics This new edition of Survey Methodology continues to provide a state-of-the-science presentation of essential survey methodology topics and techniques. The volume's six world-renowned authors have updated this Second Edition to present newly emerging approaches to survey research and provide more comprehensive coverage of the major considerations in designing and conducting a sample survey. Key topics in survey methodology are clearly explained in the book's chapters, with coverage including sampling frame evaluation, sample design, development of questionnaires, evaluation of questions, alternative modes of data collection, interviewing, nonresponse, post-collection processing of survey data, and practices for maintaining scientific integrity. Acknowledging the growing advances in research and technology, the Second Edition features: Updated explanations of sampling frame issues for mobile telephone and web surveys New scientific insight on the relationship between nonresponse rates and nonresponse errors Restructured discussion of ethical issues in survey research, emphasizing the growing research results on privacy, informed consent, and confidentiality issues The latest research findings on effective questionnaire development techniques The addition of 50% more exercises at the end of each chapter, illustrating basic principles of survey design An expanded FAQ chapter that addresses the concerns that accompany newly established methods Providing valuable and informative perspectives on the most modern methods in the field, Survey Methodology, Second Edition is an ideal book for survey research courses at the upper-undergraduate and graduate levels. It is also an indispensable reference for practicing survey methodologists and any professional who employs survey research methods.
The SAGE Handbook of Survey Methodology
Author: Christof WolfPublisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1473959047
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1065
Book Description
Survey Methodology is becoming a more structured field of research, deserving of more and more academic attention. The SAGE Handbook of Survey Methodology explores both the increasingly scientific endeavour of surveys and their growing complexity, as different data collection modes and information sources are combined. The handbook takes a global approach, with a team of international experts looking at local and national specificities, as well as problems of cross-national, comparative survey research. The chapters are organized into seven major sections, each of which represents a stage in the survey life-cycle: Surveys and Societies Planning a Survey Measurement Sampling Data Collection Preparing Data for Use Assessing and Improving Data Quality The SAGE Handbook of Survey Methodology is a landmark and essential tool for any scholar within the social sciences.
Model Living Standards Measurement Study Survey Questionnaire for the Countries of the Former Soviet Union
Author: Raylynn OliverPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821339343
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Living Standards Measurement Survey Working Paper No. 130.This document presents a set of Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) questionnaires that have been developed for use in the Russian-speaking countries of the former Soviet Union. The questionnaires are available in English and Russian, as well as in an electronic format. The document describes in detail how to modify the questionnaires for use in any specific country. The author guides the questionnaire writer through the modification process, illustrating the important aspects of LSMS surveys, the translation and field-testing procedures, and a section-by-section description of the types of modification that are likely to be required to suit particular goals and circumstances.Also available in Russian : (ISBN 0-8213-3935-4) / Stock No. 13935
Standardized Survey Interviewing
Author: Floyd J. Fowler, Jr.Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 9780803930933
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Accuracy, reliability, verifiable and error-free results - these are the goals that anyone involved in survey interviewing desires. A practical guide to producing standardized - and reliable - interviews, this volume represents a blending of social science theories of interviewing dynamics, the authors' own extensive research on interview-related error and a compilation of research evidence from other prominent methodologists. How to avoid errors, sampling design issues, question construction methods, supervision techniques, training methods and the organization of data collection staffs are all thoroughly examined. In addition, prescriptions for improving the quality of survey data results are clear and concise. Both students learning survey research methods for the first time and experienced, active researchers will find this volume indispensable.
Publications of the National Bureau of Standards ... Catalog
Author: United States. National Bureau of StandardsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 748
Book Description
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