Applied survey methods : a statistical perspective /

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Author / Creator:Bethlehem, Jelke G.
Imprint:Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2009.
Description:xi, 375 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:Wiley series in survey methodology
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7790869
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ISBN:9780470373088 (cloth)
0470373083 (cloth)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. The Survey Process
  • 1.1. About Surveys
  • 1.2. A Survey, Step-by-Step
  • 1.3. Some History of Survey Research
  • 1.4. This Book
  • 1.5. Samplonia
  • Exercises
  • 2. Basic Concepts
  • 2.1. The Survey Objectives
  • 2.2. The Target Population
  • 2.3. The Sampling Frame
  • 2.4. Sampling
  • 2.5. Estimation
  • Exercises
  • 3. Questionnaire Design
  • 3.1. The Questionnaire
  • 3.2. Factual and Nonfactual Questions
  • 3.3. The Question Text
  • 3.4. Answer Types
  • 3.5. Question Order
  • 3.6. Questionnaire Testing
  • Exercises
  • 4. Single Sampling Designs
  • 4.1. Simple Random Sampling
  • 4.2. Systematic Sampling
  • 4.3. Unequal Probability Sampling
  • 4.4. Systematic Sampling with Unequal Probabilities
  • Exercises
  • 5. Composite Sampling Designs
  • 5.1. Stratified Sampling
  • 5.2. Cluster Sampling
  • 5.3. Two-Stage Sampling
  • 5.4. Two-Dimensional Sampling
  • Exercises
  • 6. Estimators
  • 6.1. Use of Auxiliary Information
  • 6.2. A Descriptive Model
  • 6.3. The Direct Estimator
  • 6.4. The Ratio Estimator
  • 6.5. The Regression Estimator
  • 6.6. The Poststratification Estimator
  • Exercises
  • 7. Data Collection
  • 7.1. Traditional Data Collection
  • 7.2. Computer-Assisted Interviewing
  • 7.3. Mixed-Mode Data Collection
  • 7.4. Electronic Questionnaires
  • 7.5. Data Collection with Blaise
  • Exercises
  • 8. The Quality of the Results
  • 8.1. Errors in Surveys
  • 8.2. Detection and Correction of Errors
  • 8.3. Imputation Techniques
  • 8.4. Data Editing Strategies
  • Exercises
  • 9. The Nonresponse Problem
  • 9.1. Nonresponse
  • 9.2. Response Rates
  • 9.3. Models for Nonresponse
  • 9.4. Analysis of Nonresponse
  • 9.5. Nonresponse Correction Techniques
  • Exercises
  • 10. Weighting Adjustment
  • 10.1. Introduction
  • 10.2. Poststratification
  • 10.3. Linear Weighting
  • 10.4. Multiplicative Weighting
  • 10.5. Calibration Estimation
  • 10.6. Other Weighting Issues
  • 10.7. Use of Propensity Scores
  • 10.8. A Practical Example
  • Exercises
  • 11. Online Surveys
  • 11.1. The Popularity of Online Research
  • 11.2. Errors in Online Surveys
  • 11.3. The Theoretical Framework
  • 11.4. Correction by Adjustment Weighting
  • 11.5. Correction Using a Reference Survey
  • 11.6. Sampling the Non-Internet Population
  • 11.7. Propensity Weighting
  • 11.8. Simulating the Effects of Undercoverage
  • 11.9. Simulating the Effects of Self-Selection
  • 11.10. About the Use of Online Surveys
  • Exercises
  • 12. Analysis and Publication
  • 12.1. About Data Analysis
  • 12.2. The Analysis of Dirty Data
  • 12.3. Preparing a Survey Report
  • 12.4. Use of Graphs
  • Exercises
  • 13. Statistical Disclosure Control
  • 13.1. Introduction
  • 13.2. The Basic Disclosure Problem
  • 13.3. The Concept of Uniqueness
  • 13.4. Disclosure Scenarios
  • 13.5. Models for the Disclosure Risk
  • 13.6. Practical Disclosure Protection
  • Exercises
  • References
  • Index