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Publication Date: 2005
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Getting Back to the Basics of Survey Research
Umbach, Paul D.
New Directions for Institutional Research, n127 p91-100 Fall 2005
Because surveys now can be implemented with relative ease and little cost, many researchers are overlooking the basic principles of survey research. This chapter discusses sources of error that researchers should consider when conducting a survey, and gives readers basic suggestions for reducing error. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Researchers, Research Methodology, School Surveys, Research Design, Technology Uses in Education, Measurement, Sampling, Error of Measurement, Error Correction, Item Analysis, Costs
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