How to sample in surveys. ([2003?])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Arlene Fink.
• Authors: Fink, Arlene
• Contents: How to Sample in Surveys: Learning Objectives; Ch 1. Target Populations and Samples; Checklist for Obtaining a Sample That Represents the Target; Probability Sampling; Simple Random Sampling; Stratified Random Sampling; Systematic Sampling; Cluster Sampling; Nonprobability Sampling; Convenience Sampling; Snowball Sampling; Quota Sampling; Focus Groups; Commonly Used Probability and Nonprobability Sampling Methods; Ch 2. Statistics and Samples; Sampling Error; Estimating the Standard Error for Simple Random Samples; Sample Size: How Much Is Enough?; Checklist of Factors to Consider When Calculating Sample Size; Calculating Sample Size; Checklist of Questions to Ask When Determining Sample Size; Help With Sample Size and Power; Sampling Units and the Unit of Analysis; Acceptable Response Rate; Guidelines for Promoting Responses and Minimizing Response Bias; Calculating the Response Rate; Exercises; Answers; Suggested Readings; Glossary; About the Author
• Edition: 2nd edition
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication Date: 2003
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 300.723; Sampling (Statistics); Social sciences -- Research
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483389295; 1483389294
• Related ISBNs: 0761925104
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.