Designing and Conducting Survey Research
Subtitle: A Comprehensive Guide (Jossey Bass Public Administration Series)
Edition: 3 edition
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: September 28, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780787975463
Subjects: Social research & statistics; Sampling (Statistics); Business/Economics; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Statistical methods; Social sciences; Nonprofit Organizations & Charities; Research; Business & Economics / Nonprofit Organizations & Charities; Social surveys
First sentence: Surveys have become a widely used and acknowledged research tool in most of the developed countries of the world.
Description: "Designing and Conducting Survey Research is a complete, practical guide to conducting sample survey research. In a comprehensive manner, it explains all major components of survey research, including construction of the instrument, administration of the process, and analysis and reporting of results. Clear, concise, and accessible, this guide explains how to conduct a survey research project from start to finish. Further, it shows how this research method can be applied in such diverse fields as urban affairs, social science, and public administration. Designing and Conducting Survey Research is an excellent tool that will help both professionals and students understand and explain the validity of sample survey research"--Jacket.