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Duane F. Alwin - The Margins of Error - 9780470081488 - V9780470081488
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The Margins of Error

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Description for The Margins of Error Hardcover. Enhance the quality of survey results by recognizing and reducing measurement errors. Margins of Error: A Study of Reliability in Survey Measurement demonstrates how and hwy identifying the presence and extent of measurement errors in survey data is essential for improving the overall collection and analysis of the data. Series: Wiley Series in Survey Methodology. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 700.
Enhance the quality of survey results by recognizing and reducing measurement errors.

Margins of Error: A Study of Reliability in Survey Measurement demonstrates how and hwy identifying the presence and extent of measurement errors in survey data is essential for improving the overall collection and analysis of the data. The author outlines the consequences of ignoring survey measurement errors and also discusses ways to detect and estimate the impact of these errors. This book also provides recommendations of improving the quality of survey data.

Logically organized and clearly written, this book:

  • Deconstructs the data gathering process into six ... Read more
  • Provides an exhaustive review of valuable reliability estimation techniques that can be applied to survey data
  • Identifies the types of questions and interviewer practices that are essential to the collection of reliable data
  • Addresses hypotheses regarding which survey questions, sources of information, and questionnaire formats produce the most reliable data

In conjunction with research data gathered on nearly 500 survey measures and the application of an empirical approach grounded in classical measurement theory, this book discusses the sources of measurement error and provides the tools necessary for improving survey data collection methods.

Margins of Error enables statisticians and researchers in the fields of public opinion and survey research to design studies that can detect, estimate, and reduce measurement errors that may have previously gone undetected. This book also serves as a supplemental textbook for both undergraduate and graduate survey methodology courses.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Series
Wiley Series in Survey Methodology
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780470081488
SKU
V9780470081488
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50

About Duane F. Alwin
Duane F. Alwin, PHD, is McCourtney Professor of Sociology and Demography and Director of the Center on Population Health and Aging at Pennsylvania State University. In addition to a concentration on survey methodology, his research interests include a wide range of phenomena concerned with the connection of human development and social change, as well as the impact of demographic and ... Read more

Reviews for The Margins of Error
"For those who are engaged in survey work or gathering other data by asking questions of human beings, Margins of Error is a well-written book that can be highly recommended." (Technometrics, May 2008) "The last chapter, titled Final Thoughts and Future Directions, is an excellent ending for the book.  Experts of survey research could begin by reading that chapter ... Read more

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