Introduction to Survey Quality
Lars E Lyberg author Paul P Biemer author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:John Wiley & Sons Inc
Published:11th Mar '03
Should be back in stock very soon
Peruse the history of survey research and the essential conceptsfor data quality. With an emphasis on total survey error, theauthors review principles and concepts in the field and examineimportant unresolved issues in survey methods. Spanning a range oftopics dealing with the quality of data collected through thesurvey process, they focus on such key issues as:
* Major sources of survey error, examining the origins of eacherror source most successful methods for reducing errors from thosesources
* Methods most often used in practice for evaluating the effectsof the source on total survey error
* Implications of improving survey quality for organizationalmanagement and costs
"...a very nice place to begin for anyone who might have an interest in the quality of surveys." (Technometrics, Vol. 45, No. 3, August 2003)
ISBN: 9780471193753
Dimensions: 246mm x 162mm x 27mm
Weight: 715g
424 pages