TY  - BOOK
AU  - Czaja,Ronald
AU  - Blair,Johnny
TI  - Designing surveys: a guide to decisions and procedures 
SN  - 0761927468 (pbk.)
U1  - 001.433 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Thousand Oaks, Calif.
PB  - Pine Forge Press
KW  - Surveys
KW  - Sampling (Statistics)
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-293) and index; 1. An introduction to surveys and to this book -- 2. Stages of a survey -- 3. Selecting the method of data collection -- 4. Questionnaire design : writing the questions -- 5. Questionnaire design : organizing the questions -- 6. Questionnaire design : testing the questions -- 7. Designing the sample -- 8. Selecting a sample -- 9. Reducing sources of error in data collection -- 10. Special topics -- App. A. University of Maryland undergraduate student survey -- App. B. Maryland crime survey -- App. C. American association for public opinion research code of professional ethics and practices
N2  - "Designing Surveys provides an accurate account of how modern survey research is actually conducted, but with the needs and goals of a novice researcher in mind. The text is aimed at the undergraduate survey research or survey methods courses in the social sciences, including Sociology, Social Work, Anthropology, and Political Science."--BOOK JACKET
ER  -