TY - BOOK AU - Cowles,Ernest L. AU - Nelson,Edward TI - An introduction to survey researchErnest L. Cowles, Edward Nelson T2 - Quantitative approaches to decision making collection, SN - 9781948976046 AV - HM538 .I587 2019 PY - 2019/// CY - New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) PB - Business Expert Press KW - Social surveys KW - Methodology KW - Questionnaires KW - Design KW - Sampling (Statistics) KW - Big Data KW - Ethical issues KW - Internet surveys KW - Interviewer training KW - Mailed surveys KW - Mobile devices KW - Mixed-mode surveys KW - Sampling KW - Surveys KW - Survey construction KW - Survey content KW - Survey panels KW - Survey processes KW - Survey reports KW - Survey technology KW - Telephone surveys KW - Web surveys KW - Electronic books N1 - 2; Chapter 1. Introduction --; Chapter 2. Probability sampling --; Chapter 3. Total survey error --; Chapter 4. Factors to consider when tinking about surveys: the groundwork --; Chapter 5. Modes of survey delivery; 2; b; Also available in printing N2 - This two-volume set is intended to introduce fundamentals of good survey research to students and practitioners of the survey process as well as end users of survey information. It describes key survey components needed to design, understand, and use surveys effectively and avoid the pitfalls stemming from bad survey construction and inappropriate methods. In this first volume, the authors concentrate on the fundamentals of survey development and design as well as provide a review of key components in survey UR - https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ciu.edu?url=https://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/BEPB0000865.html ER -