{"product_id":"the-survey-methods-workbook-from-design-to-analysis-paperback","title":"The Survey Methods Workbook: From Design to Analysis - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Buckingham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Saunders\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new textbook provides a concise but comprehensive guide to quantitative research methods for undergraduate and postgraduate students in all of the social sciences, as well as established researchers. Presented in an interesting and original way, it offers all you need to know about social survey methodology - from planning the research and developing the hypotheses to carrying out the fieldwork and analysing the findings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new textbook provides a concise but comprehensive guide to quantitative research methods for undergraduate and postgraduate students in all of the social sciences, as well as established researchers. Presented in an interesting and original way, it offers all you need to know about social survey methodology - from planning the research and developing the hypotheses to carrying out the fieldwork and analysing the findings. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten in a highly accessible and interactive style, the book provides the opportunity to work through each stage of a real survey, downloading materials as required from a dedicated website. This is a hands-on guide written in the belief that methods are best learned through practical experience. Readers will find: \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cli\u003ean introduction to all of the issues involved in questionnaire design, sampling, interviewing, coding and using SPSS;\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edetailed coverage of statistical procedures, including the measurement of the strength of association between variables, inferential statistics and causal modelling using least squares regression;\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eadditional statistical chapters which can be downloaded from the accompanying website;\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ean extended discussion of the epistemological arguments that surround the use of surveys, and consideration of when surveys are, and are not, an appropriate research tool.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book assumes no previous knowledge of research methods or statistics - indeed, it assumes that most users will be apprehensive about quantitative methods and possibly even number-phobic. By encouraging users to get involved, and by acknowledging the difficulties and the pitfalls that lie along the way, this book seeks to encourage in students a genuine enthusiasm for empirically based research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Buckingham\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Bath Spa University College; \u003cb\u003ePeter Saunders\u003c\/b\u003e is Director of Social Policy Research, Centre for Independent Studies, Sydney.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 309\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 9.72 x 6.68 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 23, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737331667007,"sku":"9780745622453","price":80.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/0302e75656b83441d4f6a395c63f6dd2.webp?v=1765149593","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-survey-methods-workbook-from-design-to-analysis-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}