Title: How to conduct your own survey
First published: 1994
Description: How can you gauge public support for a cause or test the market for a product or service? What are the best methods for validating opinions for use in a paper or dissertation? A well-documented survey is the answer. But what if you don't have thousands of dollars to commission one? No problem. How to Conduct Your Own Survey gives you everything you need to do it yourself! Without any prior training, you can learn expert techniques for conducting accurate, low-cost surveys. In step-by-step, down-to-earth language, Priscilla Salant and Don A. Dillman give you the tools you need to: a) Determine which type of survey is best for you; b) Estimate the cost of your survey; c) Conduct mail, telephone, and face-to-face surveys; d) Draw accurate samples; e) Write effective questionnaires; f) Compile and report results; g) Avoid common survey errors; h) Find reliable outside assistance; i) And much more. -- Back cover.
Subjects: Recherche, Sciences sociales, Research, Wetenschappelijke technieken, Enquêtes sociologiques, Survey-onderzoek, Questionnaires, Enquêtes sociales, Social sciences, Social surveys, Methodology, Surveys, Social sciences, research, Data Collection, Methods, Surveys and Questionnaires
LC classification: H62 .S3185 1994