{"product_id":"a-companion-to-survey-research-michael-ornstein-9781446209097","title":"A Companion to Survey Research","description":"A Companion to Survey Research provides a critical overview and guide to survey methods. Rather than a set of formulas, survey design is understood as a craft where the translation of research questions into a questionnaire, sample design and data collection strategy is based on understanding how respondents answer questions and their willingness to complete a survey. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFollowing an account of the invention of survey research in the 1930s, a synthesis of research on question design is followed by a practical guide to designing a questionnaire. Chapters on sampling, which deal with the statistical basis of survey sampling and practical design issues, are followed by extensive discussions of survey pretesting and data collection. The book concludes with a discussion of the extent and implications of falling response rates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is written for researchers, analysts and policy makers who want to understand the survey data they use, for researchers and students who want to conduct a survey, and for anyone who wants to understand contemporary survey research.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Ornstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1446209091\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781446209097\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 6.60w x 0.50d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Ornstein","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065600487679,"sku":"9781446209097","price":67.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b19f9f31-ceff-4bcd-b6b1-ce486ff1e0df.jpg?v=1768676050","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-companion-to-survey-research-michael-ornstein-9781446209097","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}