The total survey error approach : a guide to the new science of survey research / Herbert F. Weisberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weisberg, Herbert F.

Contributor:

UPSO (University Press Scholarship Online)

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social surveys.

Social sciences--Research.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 389 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2005]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-369) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Oxford Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9780226891293

0226891291

Publisher Number:

99967432863

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.