The survey handbook/ Arlene Fink

AcknowledgmentThe Survey Handbook: Learning ObjectivesCh 1. What Is a Survey? When Do You Use One? Survey Objectives: Measuring Hoped-For Outcomes Straightforward Questions and Responses Four Types of Survey Instruments Ch 2. Sound Survey Design and Sampling Survey Design Survey Sampling Sampling Methods Sample Size Response Rate Guidelines for Promoting Responses, Minimizing Response Bias, and Reducing ErrorCh 3. Reliable and Valid Survey Instruments Reliability Validity Content Face Criterion ConstructCh 4. Appropriate Survey Analysis Statistical Methods Independent and Dependent Variables Analysis of Qualitative Surveys Content Analysis of Qualitative Data Ch 5. Accurate Survey Reports Lists Charts TablesCh 6. Ethical Surveys Ethic Prinicples for the Protection of Human Subjects Institutional Review Boards Informed ConsentCh 7. Reasonable Resources What Needs to Be Done? Checklist of Typical Survey Tasks Getting Each Survey Task Done Questions to Ask When Pilot-Testing Survey Instruments Who Will Do It, and What Resources Are Needed? Personnel, Time, and Money Costs of a Survey: A Checklist Guidelines for Reducing Survey Costs ExercisesAnswersSuggested Readings GlossaryAbout the Author