Computer-Assisted Interviewing (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences) - Softcover

Saris, Willem

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0803940661 ISBN 13: 9780803940666

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 1991

Synopsis

Aimed at aiding researchers to improve their data′s quality, Computer-Assisted Interviewing helps readers identify the possibilities and difficulties which arise in computer-assisted interviewing. The author annotates samples of actual research questionnaires so that readers can compare the usual paper questionnaire against the extra statements needed for clear computer-assisted interviewing. In addition, the book includes an overview of the important features to consider if one wants to purchase a CADAC program.

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About the Author

Willem Saris became full professor in political science, especially the methodology of the social sciences in 1983. He worked at the University of Amsterdam until 2001. In 1984, he created the Sociometric Research Foundation in order to improve social science research by the application of statistics. In 1998, he became member of the methodology group that prepared the start of the European Social Survey (ESS). As a consequence, he was also member of the Central Coordinating Team of the ESS from 2000 to 2012. In 2001, he moved to Barcelona where he received a position as an ICREA professor at ESADE. He was also the director of the Research and Expertise Centre for Survey Methodology (RECSM) at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra from 2009 to 2013. He was one of the founders and the first chairman of the European Survey Research Association (ESRA).For detailed information see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_Saris

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803940661
• ISBN 13: 9780803940666
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 96