Secondary Data Advantages of Secondary Data

Secondary Data

Advantages of Secondary Data

Fact Finding Model Building

Surveys Advantages of Undertaking Surveys

Potential Errors in Undertaking Surveys Total Error

Random Sampling Error and Systematic Error

Respondent Error

Non-Response Error and Causes of Non-Responding

Response Bias

Deliberate Falsification by Survey Respondents

Unconscious misrepresentation by Survey Respondents

Types of Response Bias (1)

Types of Response Bias (2)

Potential Errors in Undertaking Surveys Total Error

Administrative Errors (1)

Administrative Errors (2)

Techniques for Estimating Systematic Error

Types of Survey Research Methods (1)

Types of Survey Research Methods (2)

Personal Interviews

Advantages of Personal Interviews (1)

Advantages of Personal Interviews (2)

Disadvantages of Personal Interviews (1)

Disadvantages of Personal Interviews (2)

Telephone Interviews

Advantages of Telephone Interviews (1)

Advantages of Telephone Interviews (2)

Disadvantages of Telephone Interviews (1)

Disadvantages of Telephone Interviews (2)

Self-Administered Questionnaires

Self-Administered Questionnaires

Mail Surveys

Mail Surveys: Advantages (1)

Mail Surveys: Advantages (2)

Mail Surveys: Disadvantages (1)

Mail Surveys: Disadvantages (2)

Techniques to Increase Mail Survey Response Rates

Fax Surveys

e. Mail Surveys

Internet Surveys

Internet Surveys

Other Survey Types

Pretesting

Ethical Issues in Survey Research

Advantages and Disadvantages of Typical Survey Methods

Asking Survey Questions

Probing

Principles of Good Interviewing The Basics

Principles of Good Interviewing Required Practices (1)

Principles of Good Interviewing Required Practices (2)

Scientific Observation

Observable Phenomena

Means of Observation

Visible and Hidden Observation

Direct Observation

Scientifically Contrived Observation

Participant Observation

Observation of Physical Objects

Content Analysis

Mechanical Observation

Examples of Mechanical Observation

Ethical Issues in Observation

Meta-Analysis

Positive Aspects of Experiments

Problems with Experiments

Ethical Issues in Experimentation

Designing a Questionnaire

Typical Issues in Questionnaire Design

Questionnaire Relevancy & Accuracy

Phrasing Questionnaires (1)

Phrasing Questionnaires (2)

Phrasing Questionnaires (3)

Phrasing Questionnaires (4)

Phrasing Questionnaires (5)

Phrasing Questionnaires (6)

Phrasing Questionnaires (7)

Sequencing Questions in Questionnaires (1)

Sequencing Questions in Questionnaires (2)

Sequencing Questions in Questionnaires (3)

Pretesting Questionnaires (1)

Pretesting Questionnaires (2)

Sampling

Reasons for Sampling

The Sampling Process

Defining the Target Population

The Sampling Frame

Sampling Units

Sampling Errors (1)

Sampling Errors (2)

Non-Probability Sampling (1)

Non-Probability Sampling (2)

Non-Probability Sampling (3 a)

Non-Probability Sampling (3 b)

Non-Probability Sampling (4)

Probability Sampling (1)

Probability Sampling (2)

Probability Sampling (3)

Probability Sampling (4)

Sampling and Generalizing

Random Sampling

Sample Size and Optimality

Issues in Sample Design and Selection (1)

Issues in Sample Design and Selection (2)