Conducting Survey Research: A Practical Guide (Quantitative Approaches to Decision Making Collection)

Creating a powerful and impactful survey is no easy feat; even experienced survey researchers struggle to eliminate bias and create robust questionnaire designs. Through case studies real-life examples and multiple data visualization graphics Conducting Survey Research offers a unique how to guide on creating a survey. Throughout its seven chapters the text enables readers to build relevant unbiased and purposeful survey questions. The text highlights common mistakes in survey research (e.g. using the appropriate sample size and survey administration mode) and demonstrates how to interpret survey data and report findings. While numerous online survey platforms exist the text reviews features of some of the most popular ones to help readers decide which best meet their needs. The world of survey research is extensive. While this text offers a great introduction to the survey research world it only covers the tip of the iceberg. For those interested in delving deeper into the topic JAF Associates offers onsite on-demand instructor-led and self-paced learning modules covering the content of this text and more.