Surveys in Social Research

Name: Surveys in Social Research
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ISBN: 9780415530187

ISBN-10: 0415530180

ISBN-13: 9780415530187

Edition: 6th 2014 (Revised)

Authors: David de Vaus, David De Vaus

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As well as explaining how to conduct effective social research surveys the author provides a range of tools to enable the reader to become a critical consumer of research findings.

Book details

List price: $39.99
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 11/18/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 382
Size: 7.50" wide x 10.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.134
Language: English

David De Vaus is Associate Professor of Sociology at La Trobe University, Melbourne. He is the author of Surveys in Social Research and Research Design in Social Research. He is an international authority in the field of social research.




The Scope of Survey Research



The Nature of Surveys



Theory and Social Research



Formulating and Clarifying Research Questions



Collecting Survey Data



Developing Indicators for Concepts



Ethics and Data Collection



Finding a Sample



Constructing Questionnaires



Administering Questionnaires



Setting Up the Data for Analysis



Coding



Preparing Variables for Analysis



Building Scales



Analysing Survey Data



Overview of Analysis



Univariate Analysis



Bivariate Analysis: Nominal and Ordinal Variables



Bivariate Analysis for Interval-Level Variables



Elaborate Bivariate Relationships



Multivariate Analysis



Putting It into Practice: A Research Example


Glossary


Bibliography