Survey Data Collection and Integration

Statistical surveys represent an important source of scientific knowledge and a valid decision support tool in many fields, from social studies to economics, market research, health studies, and others. Scientists have tackled most of the methodological issues concerning surveys and the scientific l...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (-)
Otros Autores: Davino, Cristina (-), Fabbris, Luigi
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2013.
Colección:Springer eBooks.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part 1: Introduction to Statistical Surveys: Critical Points, Challenges and Need for Development (Luigi Biggeri)
  • Part 2: Questionnaire Design: Measurement Scales for Scoring or Ranking Sets of Interrelated Items (Luigi Fabbris)
  • Assessing Multi‐Item Scales for Subjective Measurement (Cristina Davino and Rosaria Romano)
  • Statistical Tools in the Joint Analysis of Closed and Open‐Ended Questions (Simona Balbi and Nicole Triunfo)
  • The Use of Self‐Anchoring Scales in Social Research: The Cantril Scale for the Evaluation of Community Action Orientation (Immacolata Di Napoli and Caterina Arcidiacono)
  • Part 3: Sampling Design and Error Estimation: Small Area Estimation of Poverty Indicators ( Monica Pratesi, Caterina Giusti and Stefano Marchetti)
  • Non‐Sampling Errors in Household Surveys: The Bank of Italy’s Experience (Giovanni D’Alessio and Giuseppe Ilardi)
  • Part 4: Data Integration: Enriching a Large Scale Survey from a Representative Sample by Data Fusion: Models and Validation (Tomàs Aluja‐Banet, Josep Daunis‐i‐Estadella and Yan Hong Chen)
  • A Business Survey on Job Vacancies: Integration with Other Sources and Calibration (Diego Bellisai, Stefania Fivizzani and Marina Sorrentino).