How To Conduct Surveys: A Step-by-Step Guide

Popular for helping readers to organize a rigorous survey and evaluate the credibility of other ones by giving them practical, step-by-step advice, the Second Edition of this book now also covers: computer-assisted and interactive surveys and how they contrast with telephone and face-to-face surveys; guidelines for preparing informed consent statements for survey respondents; ways to ensure the sample you have is large enough to detect a difference between groups (if one exists); ways to ask questions about ethnicity; how to read computer output containing survey results; how to prepare a structured abstract of a survey report; new survey data analysis techniques, such as odds ratios, relative risks, and confidence intervals as well as sampling techniques, such as snowball sampling; and guidelines for preparing overheads and slides to report survey results with illustrations of how an oral presentation of survey results differs from a written one.

Politics & Social Sciences

Fink, Arlene G.

Kosecoff, Jacqueline

Social Sciences

SAGE Publications, Inc

Popular for helping readers to organize a rigorous survey and evaluate the credibility of other ones by giving them practical, step-by-step advice, the Second Edition of this book now also covers: computer-assisted and interactive surveys and how they contrast with telephone and face-to-face surveys; guidelines for preparing informed consent statements for survey respondents; ways to ensure the sample you have is large enough to detect a difference between groups (if one exists); ways to ask questions about ethnicity; how to read computer output containing survey results; how to prepare a structured abstract of a survey report; new survey data analysis techniques, such as odds ratios, relative risks, and confidence intervals as well as sampling techniques, such as snowball sampling; and guidelines for preparing overheads and slides to report survey results with illustrations of how an oral presentation of survey results differs from a written one.

Arlene Fink and Jacqueline Kosecoff′s practical guide examines the nuts and bolts of interview and questionnaire design. It takes the reader through the process of deciding informational needs, choosing a questionnaire or interview format, designing a data-collection method, choosing a sample, analyzing the findings and reporting results. The book is geared to everyone who needs to learn how to do a simple survey, regardless of background. With practical exercises and informative appendices, this book is appropriate for both self-teaching and classroom use.

How to Conduct Surveys: A Step-by-Step Guide

Science & Math

Research

The popular book that has helped readers to organize a rigorous survey and evaluate the credibility of other surveys by giving them practical, step-by-step advice, has been updated and revised with new content, references, and examples. The Third Edition of How to Conduct Surveys: A Step-by-Step Guide focuses on the issues in survey research that have become prominent since the publication of the bestselling Second Edition. Writing in a clear and accessible style, author Arlene Fink once again provides students with new information on computer-assisted and interactive surveys, guidelines for preparing informed consent statements for survey respondents, new survey data analysis techniques, and much more!

Reference

The Fifth Edition of Arlene Fink′s best-selling How to Conduct Surveys guides readers through the process of developing their own rigorous surveys and evaluating the credibility of surveys created by others. Offering practical, step-by-step advice and written in the same clear and accessible style as her other works, author Arlene Fink centers her guidance on choosing the appropriate type of survey, writing survey questions and responses, formatting the survey, deciding on the characteristics and numbers of respondents to include, determining the frequency of surveying respondents, and analyzing and reporting the results. The Fifth Edition pays particular attention to the internet and online surveys, considering best practices and techniques for developing a thorough and effective survey.

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How To Conduct Surveys: A Step-by-Step Guide

How To Conduct Surveys: A Step-by-Step Guide

How to Conduct Surveys: A Step-by-Step Guide

How to Conduct Surveys: A Step-by-Step Guide

How to Conduct Surveys: A Step-by-Step Guide