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Social Surveys is the methods bible for social scientists using survey methods. It provides an unparalleled guide to the state of knowledge in the field and a key asset in practical survey know-how.
A key method of information gathering in the social sciences, surveys provide a structured or systematic set of data. They explore issues of motivation, belief, social, political and economic practices and habits of life. Survey research seeks to discover what causes some phenomena by looking at variation in variables across cases and identifying characteristics that are systematically linked with it.
In these four volumes, the distinguished author on research methods, David De Vaus has combed through the literature to provide readers with the essential contributions in the field. The collection is divided into 11 ...
Editor's Introduction: Social Surveys — an Overview
The Nature of Social Surveys
Social surveys have been a tool of social investigation since the early days of empirical social science. However, there is little consensus as to what constitutes a social survey. Often the definition of a survey is implicit rather than explicit and can only be gleaned from the types of topics and strategies discussed under die heading of surveys.
Broadly, however, there are two approaches to defining survey research. A narrow approach views surveys as synonymous with quantitative data collected from a probability sample by means of a questionnaire or structured interview. The broader approach, which informs the selection of papers in these four volumes, regards surveys as representing a design for research that is ...
Table of Contents
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Volume I
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Defining Surveys
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David de Vaus
1995
Surveys in Social Research
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Methodological Context
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Paradigms and Surveys
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2. The Debate About Quantitative and Qualitative Research: A Question of Method or Epistemology?
Alan Bryman
1984
British Journal of Sociology
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3. Functionalism and the Survey: The Relation of Theory and Method
Jennifer Platt
1986
Sociological Review
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Ann Oakley
1998
Sociology
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5. Instrumental Positivism in American Sociology
Christopher Bryant
1985
Positivism in Social Theory and Research
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6. Problems with Surveys: Method or Epistemology?
Catherine Marsh
1979
Sociology
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Social Surveys and Explanation
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7. Sociological Analysis and the “Variable”
Herbert Blumer
1956
American Sociological Review
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8. Adequacy at the Level of Meaning
Catherine Marsh
1982
The Survey Method: The Contribution of Surveys to Sociological Explanation
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Ethical Context
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General Principles
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1979
The Belmont Report: Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research
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Privacy, Confidentiality and Consent
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10. Sampling Strategies and the Threat to Privacy
Shirley Hartley
1982
The Ethics of Social Research: Surveys and Experiments
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11. Technical and Administrative Procedures: Panel on Confidentiality and Data Access
1993
Private Lives and Public Policies: Confidentiality and Accessibility of Government Statistics
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Institutional Context
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12. A Historical Perspective on the Institutional Bases for Survey Research in the United States
Stephen Fienberg | Judith Tanur
1990
Survey Methodology
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13. Social Science Research and Policy-Making in Britain
Martin Bulmer
1978
Social Policy Research
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G. Wenger
1987
The Research Relationship: Practice and Politics in Social Policy Research
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15. Social Research and Market Research: A Critique of a Policy
Geoff Payne
1979
Sociology
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16. Social Research and Market Research: A Critique of a Critique
Martin Harrop
1980
Sociology
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Research Designs
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The Role of Design and Types of Design
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17. Some Observations on Study Design
Samuel Stouffer
1950
American Journal of Sociology
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Cross-Sectional Designs
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David de Vans
2001
Research Design in Social Research
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19. Household Panel Studies: An Overview
David Rose
1995
Innovation
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20. Studying Social Change with Survey Data: Examples from Louis Harris Surveys
Stanley Presser
1982
Social Indicators Research
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Panel Designs
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21. Issues of Design and Analysis of Surveys across Time
Greg Duncan | Graham Kalton
1987
International Statistical Review
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Official Statistics
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22. Generating New Information: United States General Accounting Office
2001
Record Linkage and Privacy: Issues in Creating New Federal Research and Statistical Information
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23. Why don't Sociologists Make more use of Official Statistics?
Martin Bulmer
1980
Sociology
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Volume II
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Collecting Survey Data
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Face-to-Face Interviews
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24. Research on Interviewing Techniques
Charles Cannell | Peter Miller | Lois Oksenberg
1981
Sociological Methodology
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25. Understanding the Standardized/Non-Standardized Interviewing Controversy
Paul Beatty
1995
Journal of Official Statistics
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Telephone Surveys
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26. Theories and Methods of Telephone Surveys
Robert Groves
1990
Annual Review of Sociology
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27. Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing: A General Introduction
William Nicholls
1988
Telephone Survey Methodology
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28. Sampling for UK Telephone Surveys
Martin Collins
1999
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A
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Mail Surveys
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29. The Design and Administration of Mail Surveys
Don Dillman
1991
Annual Review of Sociology
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30. Towards a Theory of Self-Administered Questionnaire Design
Cleo Jenkins | Don Dillman
1997
Survey Measurement and Process Quality
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Internet Surveys
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31. A Review of Issues and Approaches
Mick Couper
2000
Public Opinion Quarterly
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32. Statement about Internet Polls: NCPP Polling Review Board
2000
NCPP Polling Review Board
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33. Measuring Response Rates in Online Surveys
Bill MacElroy
2000
Quirk's Marketing Research Review
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E-Mail Surveys
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34. Using E-mail to Survey Internet Users in the United States: Methodology and Assessment
Kim Sheehan | Mariea Hoy
1999
Journal of Computer Mediated Communication
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35. Internet Research: Council of American Survey Research Organizations
2002
CASRO Code of Standards and Ethics for Survey Research
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36. Privacy Issues in Internet Surveys
Hyunyi Cho | Robert LaRose
1999
Social Science Computer Review
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37. Spam and Research on the Internet
Charles Colby
2000
Spam and Research on the Internet
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Mixed-Mode Surveying
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Don Dillman
2000
Mail and Internet Surveys: The Tailored Design Method
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Data Sharing and Secondary Analysis
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39. Making effective use of Existing Survey Data
K. Kiecolt | Laura Nathan
1985
Secondary Analysis of Survey Data
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Sampling
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History
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40. Sampling in the Twenty-First Century
Seymour Sudman | Edward Blair
1999
Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science
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41. Some History and Reminiscences on Survey Sampling
Morris Hansen
1987
Statistical Science
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Types
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42. Statisticians can be Creative too
James Rothman | Dawn Mitchell
1989
Journal of the Market Research Society
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Humphrey Taylor | Louis Harris |
1995
Journal of Market Research Society
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Survey Error
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W. Deming
1944
Amercian Sociological Review
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45. Research on Survey Data Quality
Robert Groves
1987
Public Opinion Quarterly
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Measurement Error
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Nature of Measurement Error
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E. M. Schreiber
1975
Public Opinion Quarterly
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47. Convergent and Discriminant Validation by the Multitrait-Multimethod Matrix
Donald Campbell | Donald Fiske
1959
Psychological Bulletin
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Volume III
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Measurement Error
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Nature of Measurement Error
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48. Income Measurement Error in Surveys: A Review
Jeffrey Moore | Linda Stinson | Edward Welniak
1997
Income Measurement Error in Surveys: A Review
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Measurement Error from Respondent
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49. Some effects of “Social Desirability” in Survey Studies
Derek Phillips | Kevin Clancy
1972
American Journal of Sociology
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50. Response Bias in Surveys of Mental Health: An Empirical Investigation
Walter Gove | Michael Geerken
1977
American Journal of Sociology
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51. Acquiescence and Recency Response-Order effects in Interview Surveys
McKee McClendon
1991
Sociological Methods and Research
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Measurement Error from Interviewer
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52. A Field Study of Interviewer effects on the Quality of Survey Data
J. J. Feldman | Herbert Hyman | C. W. Hart
1951
Public Opinion Quarterly
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53. Social Distance and Interviewer effects
Barbara Dohrenwend | John Colombotos | Bruce Dohrenwend
1968
Public Opinion Quarterly
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Measurement Error from Mode
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54. The Impact of the Presence of Others on a Respondent's Answers to Questions
Tom Smith
1997
International Journal of Public Opinion Research
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55. The effect of Computer-Assisted Interviewing on Data Quality: A Review
Edith de Leeuw | Joop Hox | Ger Snijkers
1995
Journal of the Market Research Society
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56. Effects of Interview Mode on Measuring Depression in Younger Adults
William Aquilino
1998
Journal of Official Statistics
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Measurement Error from Instrument
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57. The effect of the Question on Survey Responses: A Review
Graham Kalton | Howard Schuman
1982
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A
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Measurement Error from Design
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58. The Reliability of Recall Data: A Literature Review
Shirley Dex
1995
Bulletin de Méthodologie Sociologique
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59. How Comparative is Comparative Research?
Roger Jowell
1998
American Behavioral Scientist
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60. Problems of Functional Equivalence of Measurements in Multinational Surveys
Duane Alwin | Michael Braun | Janet Harkness | Jacqueline Scott
1994
Trends and Perspectives in Empirical Social Research
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61. The Critique of Official Statistics
Ian Miles | John Irvine
1979
Demystifying Social Statistics
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Processing Effects
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62. Improving Coding Reliability for Open-Ended Questions
Andrew Montgomery | Kathleen Crittenden
1977
Public Opinion Quarterly
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Reducing Measurement Error
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63. The In-Depth Testing of Survey Questions: A Critical Appraisal of Methods
William Foddy
1996
Quality & Quantity
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64. Improving Survey Quality Through Pretesting
Theresa DeMaio | Jennifer Rothgeb | Jennifer Hess
1998
Proceedings of the Section on Survey Research Methods
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Coverage Error
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Telephone Surveys
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Coverage Errors Occurring Before Sample Selection
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66. Call Screening: Is it Really a Problem for Survey Research?
Michael Link | Robert Oldendick
1999
Public Opinion Quarterly
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67. Improving Random Respondent Selection in Telephone Surveys
Diane O'Rourke | Johnny Blair
1983
Journal of Marketing Research
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Volume IV
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Coverage Error
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Using Quota Samples
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68. Testing Nine Hypotheses about Quota Sampling
Catherine Marsh | Elinor Scarbrough
1990
Journal of the Market Research Society
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Rare Populations
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69. New Developments in the Sampling of Special Populations
Seymour Sudman | Graham Kalton
1986
Annual Review of Sociology
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Sampling Error
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Sample Size
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70. Sample Size: How Much is Enough?
Homer Austin
1983
Quality & Quantity
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Sample Type
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71. Probability Sampling with Quotas
Seymour Sudman
1966
Journal of the American Statistical Association
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Nonresponse Error
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72. Survey Nonresponse, Measurement Error, and Data Quality: An Introduction
Johannes van der Zouwen | Edith de Leeuw
1995
Bulletin de Méthodologie Sociologique
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Bias
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73. Socio-Demographic Determinants of Response
John Goyder
1987
The Silent Majority: Non Respondents in Sample Surveys
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74. The Hidden 25 Percent: An Analysis of Nonresponse on the 1980 General Social Survey
Tom Smith
1983
Public Opinion Quarterly
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Response Rates and Nonresponse
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75. International Response Trends: Results of an International Survey
Wim de Heer
1999
Journal of Official Statistics
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76. Trends in Non-Response Rates
Tom Smith
1995
International Journal of Public Opinion Research
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77. A Comparison of Nonresponse in Mail, Telephone, and Face-to-Face Surveys
Joop Hox | Edith de Leeuw
1994
Quality and Quantity
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78. Understanding the Decision to Participate in a Survey
Robert Groves | Robert Cialdini | Mick Couper
1992
Public Opinion Quarterly
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79. The Decline in Survey Response: A Social Values Interpretation
John Goyder | Jean Leiper
1985
Sociology
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80. Leverage-Saliency Theory of Survey Participation
Robert Groves | Eleanor Singer | Amy Corning
2000
Public Opinion Quarterly
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Factors Affecting Response/Nonresponse
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81. Respondent Burden: A Test of Some Common Assumptions
Laure Sharp | Joanne Frankel
1983
Public Opinion Quarterly
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82. The effect of Questionnaire Length on Response Rates: A Review of the Literature
Karen Bogen
1996
Proceedings of the Section on Survey Research Methods
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83. Prenotification and Mail Survey Response Rates: A Quantitative Integration of the Literature
Bodo Schlegelmilch | Adamantios Diamantopoulos
1991
Journal of the Market Research Society
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84. Estimating the effect of Incentives on Mail Survey Response Rates: A Me ta-Analysis
Allan Church
1993
Public Opinion Quarterly
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85. Informed Consent and Survey Response: A Summary of the Empirical Literature
Eleanor Singer
1993
Journal of Official Statistics
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Thomas Heberlein | Robert Baumgartner
1978
American Sociological Review
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87. Interviewers' Tactics for Fighting Survey Nonresponse
Ger Snijkers | Joop Hox | Edith de Leeuw
1999
Journal of Official Statistics
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88. An Overview of Nonresponse Issues in Telephone Surveys
Robert Groves | Lars Lyberg
1988
Telephone Survey Methodology
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89. Strategies for Reducing Nonresponse in a Longitudinal Panel Survey
Heather Laurie | Rachel Smith | Lynne Scott
1999
Journal of Official Statistics
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Reducing Nonresponse Error
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90. Nonresponse in Sociological Surveys: A Review of Some Methods for Handling the Problem
Wayne Daniel
1975
Sociological Methods and Research
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Missing Data
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91. Interpreting the effects of Missing Data in Survey Research
John Hutcheson | James Prather
1981
South-Eastern Political Review
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92. Reducing Missing Data in Surveys: An Overview of Methods
Edith de Leeuw
2001
Quality and Quantity
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93. Minimizing Error Variance Introduced by Missing Data Routines in Survey Analysis
Bradley Hertel
1976
Sociological Methods and Research
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Weighting for Nonresponse
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94. Weighting to Adjust for Survey Nonresponse
Carol Fuller
1974
Public Opinion Quarterly
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95. When to Weight: Determining Nonresponse Bias in Survey Data
Lewis Mandell
1974
Public Opinion Quarterly
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