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The power of survey design : a user's guide for managing surveys, interpreting results, and influencing respondents / Giuseppe Iarossi.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2006Description: xv, 262 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780821363928 (spiral)
  • 9780821363935
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 300.723 IAR 012022
Contents:
Taking a closer look at survey implementation Survey management: an overview How easy it is to ask the wrong question A practical approach to sampling Respondent's psychology and survey participation Why data management is important.
Summary: "Written both for those who manage surveys and those who use their results, The Power of Survey Design not only reveals the multitude of survey design factors that play subtle but crucial roles in the accuracy of survey data and therefore can taint their interpretation, but also offers a guide to the steps involved in administering a survey and convincing potential respondents to participate. Finally, a chapter on data cleaning offers a unique method for improving the accuracy of data after the survey's completion."
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Book Book Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore 300.723 IAR 012022 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 012022

Formerly CIP.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-227) and index.

Taking a closer look at survey implementation
Survey management: an overview
How easy it is to ask the wrong question
A practical approach to sampling
Respondent's psychology and survey participation
Why data management is important.

"Written both for those who manage surveys and those who use their results, The Power of Survey Design not only reveals the multitude of survey design factors that play subtle but crucial roles in the accuracy of survey data and therefore can taint their interpretation, but also offers a guide to the steps involved in administering a survey and convincing potential respondents to participate. Finally, a chapter on data cleaning offers a unique method for improving the accuracy of data after the survey's completion."

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