International Handbook of Survey Methodology (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: de Leeuw, Edith D.; Dillman, Don; Hox, Joop

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This Handbook reviews the methodological and statistical issues in designing and analyzing surveys with contributions from leading methodologists.

Featuring examples from a variety of countries, the book examines: the foundations of survey design, including sources of error and ethical issues; designing surveys with tips on writing questions for multiple methods; and challenges involved in mixing these modes within one survey.

Intended for advanced students and researchers in the behavioral, social, and health sciences, the book also serves as a text for graduate level courses on survey methodology.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 560
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136910623
• Artikelnr.: 38407751

Autorenporträt

Edith D. de Leeuw is a consultant in survey methodology and statistics and senior researcher at the Department of Methodology & Statistics at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. An Associate Editor of the Journal of Official Statistics and an editorial board member of Sociological Methods and Research and Field Methods, Dr. de Leeuw organizes international conferences on data collection, quality, and survey methodology and statistics. Joop J. Hox is Professor and Chair of Social Science Methodology at Utrecht University. A Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society and a founding member of the European Association of Methodology and its executive board, his recent publications focus on survey non-response, interviewer effects, survey data quality, missing data, and multilevel analysis of regression and structural equation models. Don A. Dillman is Regents Professor and the Thomas S. Foley Distinguished Professor of Government and Public Policy at Washington State University. A former Senior Survey Methodologist at the U.S. Census Bureau, Dr. Dilman served as president of the American Association for Public Opinion Research and received that associationâEUR(TM)s award for exceptional professional achievement in 2003.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1. Foundations. J.J. Hox
E.D. de Leeuw
D. Dillman
The Cornerstones of Survey Research. N. Schwarz
B. Knauper
D. Oyserman
C. Stich
The Psychology of Asking Questions. P. Lynn
The Problem of Nonresponse. J.A. Harkness
Comparative Survey Research: Goal and Challenges. E. Singer
Ethical Issues in Surveys. Part 2. Design. S.L. Lohr
Coverage and Sampling. E.D. de Leeuw
Choosing the Method of Data Collection. F.J. Fowler
C. Cosenza
Writing Effective Questions. D.A. Dillman
The Logic and Psychology of Constructing Questionnaires. P. Campanelli
Testing Survey Questions. Part 3. Implementation. G. Loosveldt
Face-to-Face Interviews. C. Steeh
Telephone Surveys. E.D. de Leeuw
J.J. Hox
Self-Administered Questionnaires: Mail Surveys and Other Applications. K.L. Manfreda
V. Vehovar
Internet Surveys. D.M. Steiger
B. Conroy
IVR: Interactive Voice Response. E.D. de Leeuw
D.A. Dillman
J.J. Hox
Mixed Mode Surveys: When and Why. Part 4. Data Analysis. P.P. Biemer
S.L. Christ
Weighting Survey Data. L.M. Stapleton
Analysis of Data from Complex Surveys. S. Rassler
D.B. Rubin
N. Schenker
Incomplete Data: Diagnosis
Imputation
and Estimation. J.J. Hox
Accommodating Measurement Errors. Part 5. Special Issues. P. Mohler
B. Pennell
F. Hubbard
Survey Documentation: Towards Professional Knowledge Management in Sample Surveys. L.E. Lyberg
P.P. Biemer
Quality Assurance and Quality Control in Surveys. J.T. Lessler
J. Eyerman
K. Wang
Interviewer Training. G. Lensvelt-Mulders
Surveying Sensitive Topics. D. Sikkel
A. Hoogendoorn
Panel Surveys. J. Betlehem
Surveys Without Questions.