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Survey Advice

IRES staff are happy to provide you with advice on all areas of survey research, for example -

  • selecting a suitable methodology
  • sampling
  • designing a questionnaire
  • online surveys
  • data analysis

Contact Christina Ballantyne - C.Ballantyne@murdoch.edu.au - tel 2289.

Some links to information on survey research

A Brief Guide to Questionnaire Development by Robert B. Frary of the Office of Measurement and Research Service, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
http://ericae.net/ft/tamu/vpiques3.htm

American Statistical Association - Survey Research Methods Section has links to a number of useful pages of information
http://www.amstat.org/sections/srms/index.html

The American Association for Public Opinion Research provides a webpage on Best Practice for Survey and Public Opinion Research
http://www.aapor.org/

FAQ from the Council of American Survey Research Organizations (CASRO)
http://www.casro.org/survandyou.cfm

A basic but generally sound course in public policy survey methods offered by the University of Arkansas can be viewed (without enrolling) at
http://cavern.uark.edu/depts/plscinfo/class/padm5803_4/methods.htm

Bill Trochim's Centre for Social Research Methods his links to his Social Research Methods course but also some general information on all aspects of survey research
http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/

Complete surveys can also be undertaken on a fee for service basis.

Contact Christina Ballantyne for an estimate of costs - C.Ballantyne@murdoch.edu.au - tel 2289.