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- Surveying Subjective Phenomena
- Book
- 1985
- Published by: Russell Sage Foundation
summary
In January 1980 a panel of distinguished social scientists and statisticians assembled at the National Academy of Sciences to begin a thorough review of the uses, reliability, and validity of surveys purporting to measure such subjective phenomena as attitudes, opinions, beliefs, and preferences. This review was prompted not only by the widespread use of survey results in both academic and non-academic settings, but also by a proliferation of apparent discrepancies in allegedly equivalent measurements and by growing public concern over the value of such measurements. This two-volume report of the panel's findings is certain to become one of the standard works in the field of survey measurement. Volume I summarizes the state of the art of surveying subjective phenomena, evaluates contemporary measurement programs, examines the uses and abuses of such surveys, and candidly assesses the problems affecting them. The panel also offers strategies for improving the quality and usefulness of subjective survey data. In volume II, individual panel members and other experts explore in greater depth particular theoretical and empirical topics relevant to the panel's conclusions. For social scientists and policymakers who conduct, analyze, and rely on surveys of the national state of mind, this comprehensive and current review will be an invaluable resource.
Table of Contents
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- Part I. Measurement of Subjective Phenomena in the Social Sciences
- Part II. Quasi-Facts
- 4. The Subjectivity of Ethnicity
- pp. 117-128
- 5. Measuring Employment and Unemployment
- pp. 129-142
- Part III. Nonsampling Sources of Variability
- 8. Nonattitudes: A Review and Evaluation
- pp. 215-256
- Part IV. Some Statistical Models for Error and Structure in Survey Data
- 13. Measurement Error in Surveys
- pp. 405-440
- V. Putting Survey Measurements in Context
- 16. The Popularity of Presidents, 1963-80
- pp. 501-546
- 18. Do Polls Affect What People Think?
- pp. 565-592
- Name Index
- pp. 593-606
- Subject Index
- pp. 607-618
Additional Information
ISBN
9781610447003
Related ISBN(s)
9780871548832
MARC Record
OCLC
933516074
Pages
634
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
1984