LibGuides: Composition: Surveys, Polls, & Interviews

Conducting Primary Research

Need to choose between creating a poll or survey or interviewing someone for your paper? These might help!

What's the difference between a poll and a survey?
What is a Survey?
"Surveys." The Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science, edited by W. Edward Craighead, and Charles B. Nemeroff, Wiley, 3rd ed., 2004. Credo Reference, go.openathens.net/redirector/nwacc.edu?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsearch.credoreference.com%2Fcontent%2Fentry%2Fwileypsych%2Fsurveys%2F0%3FinstitutionId%3D5073
Sampling Methods for Online Surveys
Fricker, Ronald D. "Sampling Methods for Online Surveys." The SAGE Handbook of Online Research Methods, edited by Nigel G. Fielding, et al., Sage UK, 2nd ed., 2016. Credo Reference, go.openathens.net/redirector/nwacc.edu?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsearch.credoreference.com%2Fcontent%2Fentry%2Fsageukom%2Fsampling_methods_for_online_surveys%2F0%3FinstitutionId%3D5073.

"Questionnaire Design" in Conducting Survey Research by Linda Herkenhoff; John Fogli
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781631575952
Publication Date: 2018-03-28
Creating a powerful and impactful survey is no easy feat; even experienced survey researchers struggle to eliminate bias and create robust questionnaire designs. Learn how to create a survey through case studies, real-life examples, and multiple data visualization graphics.