Survey research : the basics / Keith Punch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Punch, Keith.

Series:

Essential resources for social research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Research.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

vi, 123 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2003.

Contents:

1.3 Important conceptual tools - independent and dependent variables 5

1.4 Model of research 7

2 Relationships between Variables 11

2.3 Small-scale surveys 22

2.4 The quantitative survey strategy 22

2.5 The elements of the quantitative survey 23

3 Elements of the Survey: Description 26

3.1 Survey objectives 26

3.2 Research questions 27

3.3 The questionnaire 30

3.4 The sample 35

3.5 Data collection strategy 40

3.6 Data analysis strategy 44

4 Elements of the Survey: Implementation 49

4.1 Developing objectives and research questions 49

4.2 Developing the questionnaire 51

4.3 Selecting the sample 62

4.4 Collecting the data 62

4.5 Analysing the data 63

5 The Survey Report 68

5.2 Objectives 69

5.3 Methods 70

5.4 Findings 72

5.5 Checklist of section headings 74

6.2 Simple example 80

6.3 Complex example 90

7 Generalising the Simple Model 100

7.2 Multiple independent variables 101

7.3 Control variables 105

7.4 Multiple linear regression analysis 106

Appendix 1 Further Reading on Technical Topics 111

Appendix 2 A Two-Variable Quantitative Survey: Socio-Economic Status (SES) and Alienation from School 115.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0761947043

0761947051

OCLC:

51438861