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100 questions (and answers) about survey research / Erin Ruel, Georgia State University.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Q&A SAGE 100 questions and answers series ; 6.Publisher: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Edition: First EditionDescription: xv, 156 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1506348823
  • 9781506348827
Other title:
  • One hundred questions (and answers) about survey research
  • Hundred questions (and answers) about survey research
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 300.723 23
LOC classification:
  • HM538 .R84 2019
Contents:
Understanding what surveys are and how they are used -- Addressing ethical concerns in survey research -- Selecting a sample -- Writing good survey questions -- Establishing the reliability and validity of survey questions -- Conducting the survey -- Entering and cleaning the data -- Exploring the data with univariate statistical analysis -- Assessing associations with bivariate statistical tests and regression -- Writing up the analyses in report form -- References and resources -- Index.
Summary: Erin Ruel's 100 Questions (and Answers) About Survey Research covers the entire survey research process, starting with developing research questions and ending with the analysis and write-up. It includes the traditional survey topics of design, sampling, question writing, and validity; includes a chapter on research ethics; covers the important topics of preparing, cleaning, and analyzing data; and ends with a section on how to write up survey results for a variety of purposes. Useful as a supplementary text in the classroom or as a reference guide for anyone starting a new survey project, the guidance is presented in a FAQ style to allow readers to jump around the book, so as to accommodate the nonlinear and iterative nature of research.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Understanding what surveys are and how they are used -- Addressing ethical concerns in survey research -- Selecting a sample -- Writing good survey questions -- Establishing the reliability and validity of survey questions -- Conducting the survey -- Entering and cleaning the data -- Exploring the data with univariate statistical analysis -- Assessing associations with bivariate statistical tests and regression -- Writing up the analyses in report form -- References and resources -- Index.

Erin Ruel's 100 Questions (and Answers) About Survey Research covers the entire survey research process, starting with developing research questions and ending with the analysis and write-up. It includes the traditional survey topics of design, sampling, question writing, and validity; includes a chapter on research ethics; covers the important topics of preparing, cleaning, and analyzing data; and ends with a section on how to write up survey results for a variety of purposes. Useful as a supplementary text in the classroom or as a reference guide for anyone starting a new survey project, the guidance is presented in a FAQ style to allow readers to jump around the book, so as to accommodate the nonlinear and iterative nature of research.

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