intro to survey design and issues sampling methods and tips
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Intro to Survey Design and Issues
Sampling methods and tips
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Making Inferences
What is a population? All the cases for some given area or phenomenon. One can conduct a census of an entire population, as the US government attempts to do.
In reality though, the US actually acquires a sample through the census every ten years. What is the difference?
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Making Inferences
Inferences are when we examine a sample to gauge the parameters of a broader population.
Why would we do this and when is it valid?
Taking only a sample of data from a population becomes necessary as a feasibility/cost issue.
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Avoiding Biased samples
A sample is valid when it reflects the population from which it is drawn.
The central limit theorem has been proven to show that the larger the sample relative to the population from which it is drawn, the more it will reflect the parameter of the population.
Hence, by definition larger samples are more likely to be accurate than smaller samples.
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Sampling Methods (Frame) and bias Probability sampling requires that
subjects/cases are chosen at random, each having an equal chance of being chosen. Thus, bias should be minimized.
Ideally, this is the method that should be used since it would be the least susceptible to bias.
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Sampling Methods (Frame) and bias Nonprobability sampling is of course not
random. Snowballing – survey grows by contacts
referring to other contacts
Stratified/quota – individuals chosen to artificially gain broader representation so that sample reflects broader population, but again subjects chosen non-randomly to reflect this.
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Sampling Issues
The population•Census •True parameters
The SampleThe sampling Frame•Random•Stratified•Convenient •Snowballing, etc.
Does the sample represent the entire population?
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Surveying Methods
The sample The instrument The data gathering method
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Data
The raw dataData Processing
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Data Analysis and Findings Communication
Data Analysis
Findings Communication
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Bias
Systematic bias occurs, and is a huge problem, when bias is incurred directly from the manner in which a survey is collected.
For example, would a survey evaluating perceptions of Democrats be unbiased if conducted exclusively outside a joint meeting of Christian Evangelicals and the NRA?
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Bias Sampling error may also occur, and if
minimal not a problem, to the degree that we can not be sure whether we fully captured the parameter of a population.
Nonsampling error results from many other problems of research design, such as poorly worded questions or non-responses of certain subjects. There is always potential error in every empirical project.
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Interviews and Questioning Environment, demeanor, neutrality, are all
necessary to gain samples of data with the least bias.
Focus groups in particular require structure through questions in the hope of excellent qualitative data without leading those who respond to certain answers, although structure may vary: Group interview or Interactive focus group.
The more the researcher needs specific answers to questions, the more they need to structure the session.
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Questions Questionnaires require much skill in
order to avoid error. Avoiding biases of those collecting the
information in types of questions. Avoid value-laden or biased words that act
as queues or triggers for certain political/social groups.
Use clear standard language but also make sure your audience understands the words. Example, asking high schools students whether they are taught civics.
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Structure of Questions
Open v. Closed. As with focus groups, the more you structure answer options the more you can have answers to specific questions. Open-ended questions are good for a full range of respondent views.
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Instrumentation: How the instrument (e.g. survey) is conducted. For example, a survey through internet will exclude those without access to such technology.
Selection: Selection effects based on who is and who isn’t included in the experiment or survey. Sampling and instrumentation problems.
Additional Problems to be aware of