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Doing Surveys Online



November 2015 | 280 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
Vera Toepoel’s practical, how-to guide to doing surveys online takes you through the entire process of using surveys, from systematically recruiting respondents, to designing the internet survey, to processing the survey data and writing it up.

This book helps students and researchers in identifying possible strategies to make the best use of online surveys, providing pro’s and con’s, and do’s and don’ts for each strategy. It also explores the latest opportunities and developments that have arisen in the field of online surveys, including using social networks, and provides expert guidance and examples of best practice throughout.

Suitable for those starting a research project or conducting a survey in a professional capacity, this book is the ideal go-to reference for anyone using internet surveys, be it a beginner or a more experienced survey researcher.


 
Chapter 1: Introduction to Online Surveys
 
Chapter 2: Developing the Survey: Questions and Answers
 
Chapter 3: Ethical Considerations
 
Chapter 4: Sampling
 
Chapter 5: Using a Panel in Your Research
 
Chapter 6: Comparative Survey Research
 
Chapter 7: Incentives for Respondents
 
Chapter 8: Selecting Survey Software
 
Chapter 9: Programming the Survey
 
Chapter 10: Fieldwork
 
Chapter 11: Processing and Cleaning the Data
 
Chapter 12: Weighting Survey Data
 
Chapter 13: Reporting Survey Results
 
Chapter 14: Making Data Available to Others
 
Chapter 15: The Future of Web Surveys

There is a lot of useful information and provides a general background. /useful for those starting out.

Mrs Sally Howard
Education and professional studies, Kings College
November 30, 2015

I'm adopting this important resource as a recommended material for case studies in digital enterprise architecture.

Professor Alfred Zimmermann
Faculty of Informatics, Reutlingen University of Applied Sci
February 1, 2016

Good practical examples

Dr Nicoleta Gaciu
School of Education, Oxford Brookes University
March 3, 2016

It will be a very useful reference book for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. The book has a clear and well-designed structure with appropriate examples and evidence from educational research.

Dr Nicoleta Gaciu
School of Education, Oxford Brookes University
September 18, 2015

I'm adopting this important resource as a supplemental material for online surveys about or research in digital enterprise architecture.

Professor Alfred Zimmermann
Faculty of Informatics, Reutlingen University of Applied Sci
August 21, 2015
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