ABSTRACT

This book provides a comprehensive account of the methods used in social surveys. All the stages of a survey are covered, from the original planning to the drafting of the final report. Throughout, the emphasis is on the underlying principles, with particular attention being given to sampling - a subject which often troubles students and research workers. The book will be of great value to students in social sciences as well as research workers, and people concerned with social surveys in government and the business world.

chapter 2|12 pages

THE PLANNING OF SOCIAL SURVEYS

chapter 3|8 pages

THE COVERAGE OF SURVEYS

chapter 4|18 pages

BASIC IDEAS OF SAMPLING

chapter 5|39 pages

TYPES OF SAMPLE DESIGN

chapter 6|28 pages

FURTHER TYPES OF SAMPLE DESIGN

chapter 7|42 pages

OTHER ASPECTS OF SAMPLING

chapter 9|27 pages

EXPERIMENTS AND INVESTIGATIONS

chapter 13|47 pages

QUESTIONNAIRES

chapter 14|28 pages

SCALING METHODS

chapter 15|32 pages

RESPONSE ERRORS

chapter 16|29 pages

PROCESSING OF THE DATA

chapter 17|41 pages

ANALYSIS, INTERPRETATION AND PRESENTATION

chapter 18|9 pages

CONCLUDING REMARKS