TY - BOOK ID - 58413689 TI - Introduction to survey sampling PY - 2020 VL - 35 SN - 9781544338569 1544338554 1544338546 1544338570 1544338562 1071909819 1071909819 PB - Thousand Oaks, California: Sage, DB - UniCat KW - Social sciences KW - Sampling (Statistics) KW - Statistical methods KW - Methodology KW - Quantitative methods in social research KW - #SBIB:303H12 KW - #SBIB:303H32 KW - Methoden en technieken: sociale wetenschappen KW - Waarneming en participerende waarneming, gecontroleerde observatie, groepsdiscussie (vragenlijsten, interviews, experimenten) KW - Social sciences - Statistical methods KW - Social sciences - Methodology KW - Social surveys. KW - Research KW - Methodology. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:58413689 AB - "Sample surveys are widely used to provide statistical data on an extensive range of topics for both research and administrative purposes. Numerous surveys have been conducted in such disciplines as sociology, social psychology, demography, political science, economics, education, and public health to describe the characteristics of the populations under study and to develop, test, and refine research hypotheses. Central governments make considerable use of surveys to gather information about the conditions of their populations in terms of employment and unemployment, income and expenditure, housing conditions, education, nutrition, health, travel patterns, and many other subjects. Local governments equally make use of surveys for local planning purposes"-- ER -