The SAGE Handbook of Survey Methodology

Survey Methodology is becoming a more structured field of research, deserving of more/ more academic attention. The SAGE Handbook of Survey Methodology explores both the increasingly scientific endeavour of surveys/ their growing complexity, as different data collection modes/ information sources are combined. The handbook takes a global approach, with a team of international experts looking at local/ national specificities, as well as problems of cross-national, comparative survey research. The chapters are organized into seven major sections, each of which represents a stage in the survey life-cycle: Surveys/ Societies Planning a Survey Measurement Sampling Data Collection Preparing Data for Use Assessing/ Improving Data Quality The SAGE Handbook of Survey Methodology is a landmark/ essential tool for any scholar within the social sciences.