Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-369) and index.
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Preface -- Part I. Survey Error Theory -- Scientific Survey Research: The Development of a Discipline -- Survey Error: The Establishment of a Paradigm -- Survey Modes: Responses to Emerging Technologies -- Part II .Response Accuracy Issues -- Measurement Error Due to Interviewers: The Debate over Interviewing Style -- Measurement Error Due to Respondents, I: Question Wording Problems -- Measurement Error Due to Respondents, II: Questionnaire Issues -- Nonresponse Error at the Item Level: The Scourge of Missing Data -- Part III. Respondent Selection Issues -- Nonresponse Error at the Unit Level: The Response Rate Challenge -- Coverage Error: Sampling Frame Issues -- Sampling Error: The Need for Representativeness -- Part IV. Survey Administration Issues -- Postsurvey Error: The Data Editing Stage -- Mode Differences: Dealing with Sensitive Topics -- Comparability Effects: The Limits of Equivalence -- Part V. Total Survey Design -- Ethics in Surveys: Respecting Respondents' Rights -- Survey Errors: Coping with Survey Constraints -- Appendix. Meta-analysis -- Notes -- References -- Index.
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TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Social sciences-- Research.
Social surveys.
Enquêtes sociales.
Sciences sociales-- Recherche.
70.03 methods, techniques and organization of social science research.