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RR 2010/15 Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods Edited by Paul J. Lavrakas Sage Publications Thousand Oaks, CA 2009 ISBN 978 1 4129 6394 7 URL: http://SAGE-ereference.com/research Last visited May 2009 Contact publisher for pricing information Also available as a 2 vol. printed set (ISBN 978 1 4129 1808 4; £210/$350)
Keywords Electronic media, Encyclopedias, Research methods, Surveys
Review DOI 10.1108/09504121011011879
The purpose of this Encyclopedia is to provide detailed information about the methods that are used "to conduct reliable and valid surveys" (p.xxxv) especially for those persons whose knowledge of quantitative research survey methods is minimal. There are more than 640 entries provided by over 320 individual contributors. The editor, Paul Lavrakas, is an independent consultant...