Sense and Nonsense About Surveys Flashcards
How surveying works in social science
1
Q
Most popular data collection method
A
to be the leading most useful and popular method of data
2
Q
Purpose of Surveys
A
to gather information of a poll of people
3
Q
Errors with Survey
A
margin of error( when target individuals are not interviewed), variation in wording
4
Q
What is an example of margin of error
A
sampling telephone is undesirable because it leases out those without registered telephones.
5
Q
example of mess up in wording survey
A
when the framing of the word isn’t consistent
6
Q
How to get good surveys
A
when the same questions are asked for everyone interviewed and asked multiple times, apply the same definition over time
