Presents a comprehensive treatment of survey errors and the costs and benefits of alternative survey designs, integrating statistical and social science perspectives on survey design. Considers coverage error, nonresponse error, sampling error, and measurement error, including the effects of interviewers and respondents, the wording of the questionnaire, and mode of data collection. A review of the social science and statistical literatures on survey errors is included, and the relationships between the different types of errors are explored. Presents cost models designed to reduce the various types of errors.
- ISBN13 9780471725268
- Publish Date 21 January 2005 (first published 4 May 2004)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Wiley-Interscience
- Format eBook
- Pages 590
- Language English
- URL http://wiley.com/remtitle.cgi?isbn=0471725269