Books in the Wiley Series in Survey Methodology series

In the past two decades, methods for the development, evaluation, and testing of survey questionnaires have changed radically. Research has also begun to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of alternative techniques, and to examine the generality and consistency of their results.

Providing a thorough and comprehensive treatment of sampling theory, methods, and current topics of interest, Sampling Statistics features the latest developments and current practices in survey sampling. The book introduces basic sampling concepts to facilitate the application of model-based procedures to survey samples.

Sampling of Populations: Methods and Applications, 4th Edition is an all-inclusive resource on the basic and most current practices in population sampling. Find the essential statistical methods for survey design and analysis, while also exploring techniques that have developed over the past decade.

This applied statistics book examines sampling methods from a biomedical standpoint. The authors draw on their work at the National Cancer Institute, helping practitioners analyze real-world health data even with no prior experience in survey methods.

A thorough and comprehensive guide to the theoretical, practical, and methodological approaches used in survey experiments across disciplines such as political science, health sciences, sociology, economics, psychology, and marketingThis book explores and explains the broad range of experimental designs embedded in surveys that use both probability and non-probability samples. It approaches the usage of survey-based experiments with a Total Survey Error (TSE) perspective, which provides insight on the strengths and weaknesses of the techniques used.Experimental Methods in Survey Research: Techniques that Combine Random Sampling with Random Assignment addresses experiments on within-unit coverage, reducing nonresponse, question and questionnaire design, minimizing interview measurement bias, using adaptive design, trend data, vignettes, the analysis of data from survey experiments, and other topics, across social, behavioral, and marketing science domains.Each chapter begins with a description of the experimental method or application and its importance, followed by reference to relevant literature. At least one detailed original experimental case study then follows to illustrate the experimental method's deployment, implementation, and analysis from a TSE perspective. The chapters conclude with theoretical and practical implications on the usage of the experimental method addressed. In summary, this book:* Fills a gap in the current literature by successfully combining the subjects of survey methodology and experimental methodology in an effort to maximize both internal validity and external validity* Offers a wide range of types of experimentation in survey research with in-depth attention to their various methodologies and applications* Is edited by internationally recognized experts in the field of survey research/methodology and in the usage of survey-based experimentation --featuring contributions from across a variety of disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences* Presents advances in the field of survey experiments, as well as relevant references in each chapter for further study* Includes more than 20 types of original experiments carried out within probability sample surveys* Addresses myriad practical and operational aspects for designing, implementing, and analyzing survey-based experiments by using a Total Survey Error perspective to address the strengths and weaknesses of each experimental technique and methodExperimental Methods in Survey Research: Techniques that Combine Random Sampling with Random Assignment is an ideal reference for survey researchers and practitioners in areas such political science, health sciences, sociology, economics, psychology, public policy, data collection, data science, and marketing. It is also a very useful textbook for graduate-level courses on survey experiments and survey methodology.

Covers the latest methodologies and research on international comparative surveys with contributions from noted experts in the fieldAdvances in Comparative Survey Methodology examines the most recent advances in methodology and operations as well as the technical developments in international survey research. With contributions from a panel of international experts, the text includes information on the use of Big Data in concert with survey data, collecting biomarkers, the human subject regulatory environment, innovations in data collection methodology and sampling techniques, use of paradata across the survey lifecycle, metadata standards for dissemination, and new analytical techniques.This important resource:* Contains contributions from key experts in their respective fields of study from around the globe* Highlights innovative approaches in resource poor settings, and innovative approaches to combining survey and other data* Includes material that is organized within the total survey error framework* Presents extensive and up-to-date references throughout the bookWritten for students and academic survey researchers and market researchers engaged in comparative projects, this text represents a unique collaboration that features the latest methodologies and research on global comparative surveys.

An edited volume for an upcoming conference on Total Survey Error (TSE), this book provides an overview of the TSE framework and current TSE research as related to survey design, data collection, estimation and analysis.

A comprehensive guide to implementing SAE methods for poverty studies and poverty mapping There is an increasingly urgent demand for poverty and living conditions data, in relation to local areas and/or subpopulations.

Praise for the First Edition "This pioneering work, in which Rao provides a comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of small area estimation, will become a classic. I believe that it has the potential to turn small area estimation. into a larger area of importance to both researchers and practitioners.

Presents a comprehensive treatment of issues related to the inception, design, implementation and reporting of large-scale education assessments.

This comprehensive text takes a critical look at the modern development of the theory of survey sampling as well as the foundations of survey sampling, and explains how to put this theory into practice.

Acknowledging the impact of sociological factors on the survey process, this book introduces a paradigm for the cognitive interview process. It introduces the interpretive approach to cognitive interviewing, presents the underlying theoretical foundations, and explores the issues relating it.

There is a growing interest in developing register-based surveys; that is surveys based upon already available administrative data. Since huge amounts of such data are generated within various administrative systems, the opportunity exists to use the data for statistical analysis without any of the costs involved in data collection.Register-based surveys require their own methodology and the development of these methods is an important challenge to statistical science. Instead of methods on how to collect data, methods for integrating data from different sources are necessary. How should administrative data be transformed to meet the statistical needs?"Register-based Statistics" offers readers a detailed account of the principles and practices of this increasingly popular area of statistics.Provides a comprehensive overview of register-based statistics, both in terms of theory and advanced application.Uses real life examples taken from Statistics Sweden to illustrate fundamental global principles.Proposes a much-needed systematic terminology for the field.Describes how to create statistical registers and a methodology for integration of data from many sources as a key tool for the future.Develops estimation methods and quality concepts for register-based surveys.Discusses statistical systems consisting of many statistical registers and surveys, highlighting the importance of consistency and coherence."Register-based Statistics" provides a unique guide for all those working in statistical agencies. It will also prove invaluable for academic researchers and teachers in statistics, and statisticians working with administrative systems in government institutions and enterprises.

Provides new insights into the accuracy and value of online panels for completing surveys Over the last decade, there has been a major global shift in survey and market research towards data collection, using samples selected from online panels.

Explore the practices and cutting-edge research on the new and exciting topic of paradata Paradata are measurements related to the process of collecting survey data.

Emphasizing the statistical aspects of survey methods, Applied Survey Methods describes the complete survey process, from design to publication. This valuable book provides an overview of the theory as well as the practical applications of survey research methods, such as item and unit non-response and the associated treatment.

This book concerns the error in data collected using sample surveys, the nature and magnitudes of the errors, their effects on survey estimates, how to model and estimate the errors using a variety of modeling methods, and, finally, how to interpret the estimates and make use of the results in reducing the error for future surveys.

* More than twenty notable survey methodology researchers from around the world have gathered to contribute valuable insight on the role of question evaluation methods in improving data quality.

* Incorporates the use of R subroutines in the analysis ofsurveys * Realistically large, but not technologically inaccessible, datasets are showcased to illustrate the need for and utility of the Rsoftware system.

Written and edited by experts in the fields, S urvey Methods in Multicultural, Multinational, and Multiregional Contexts provides an overview of comparative multinational, multiregional, and multicultural issues in survey methodology.

The phrase "computer assisted survey information collection" (CASIC) is gaining widespread acceptance as denoting the use of computers for survey data collection, data capture, and data preparation, and the activities that support those tasks.

High response rates have traditionally been considered as one ofthe main indicators of survey quality. Obtaining high responserates is sometimes difficult and expensive, but clearly plays abeneficial role in terms of improving data quality.

This book describes in detail the design, implementation and analysis of longitudinal surveys. Focusing primarily on surveys that involve collecting data from subjects on multiple occasions, it also covers issues that arise in surveys that collect longitudinal data via retrospective methods and ethical issues, including confidentiality and consent.

In addition to covering the majority of sampling plans and procedures involved in inference infinite sampling, this text also explores the important topics of superpopulation, approach, randomized response, non-response and resampling techniques.

Presents a comprehensive treatment of survey errors and the costs and benefits of alternative survey designs, integrating statistical and social science perspectives on survey design. Considers coverage error, nonresponse error, sampling error, and measurement error, including the effects of interviewers and respondents, the wording of the questionnaire, and mode of data collection. A review of the social science and statistical literatures on survey errors is included, and the relationships between the different types of errors are explored. Presents cost models designed to reduce the various types of errors.

Presents a theoretical and empirical inquiry into the interaction between interviewers and respondents in standardized research interviews. This book concentrates on the interaction and conversational architecture at work in the interviewing process.

Leslie Kish formulated, among other things, the 'margin of error,' an assessment of the accuracy of opinion polls. He was elected president of the American Statistical Association; and at once a remarkable teacher, thinker, and leader in the field of survey statistics. This volume collects Kish's most important papers.

Introducing the theory and tools of Cognitive Aspects of Survey Methodology (CASM), Cognition and Survey Research integrates cognitive science and survey methodology unlike any other survey textbook.

Presents developments in telephone survey techniques from around the world.