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Survey research : the basics / Keith F. Punch.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Punch, Keith.
Contributor:
Punch, Keith.
Series:
Essential Resource Books for Social Research
Essential resources for social research
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Social sciences--Research.
Social sciences.
Social surveys--Methodology.
Social surveys.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (vi, 123 p.) : ill.
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
London ; Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, 2003.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
The focus of this book is on small-scale quantitative surveys studying the relationships between variables. After showing the central place of the quantitative survey in social science research methodology, it then takes a simple model of the survey, describes its elements and gives a set of guidelines for implementing each element.
Contents:
Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Boxes; Preface; 1 - Introduction and Purpose; 2 - Relationships between Variables; 3 - Elements of the Survey: Description; 4 - Elements of the Survey: Implementation; 5 - The Survey Report; 6 - Examples; 7 - Generalising the Simple Model; Appendix 1 - Further Reading on Technical Topics; Appendix 2 - A Two-Variable Quantitative Survey: Socio- Economic Status (SES) and Alienation from School; References; Index
Notes:
"Designed to be used as an independent guide or as a workbook to accompany [his] ... textbook, An introduction to social research"-- Ser. t.p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [111]-114, [118]-120) and index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
9781446204955
1-4462-3492-4
1-84920-998-7
1-4462-0495-2
0-7619-4705-1
9781849209984
OCLC:
850193745

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