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pspangler1

Study design texts

Hello All,

I am looking for your recommendations to a survey and research design text. My goal is to gain a more comprehensive view of various study designs for behavioral science inquiry.

So far I a survey of Amazon has lead me to considering the following:

Survey Research Methods, Floyd J. Fowler (2013)

Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches, Creswell (2008)

Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches, Neuman (2005)

Best,

Peter

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Rich Ulrich

Re: Study design texts

In order to find the resources that are most often used,
so I know that they have some pretty good respectfulness,
I would start with scholar.google.com in order to find which
ones have thousands of citations.

Put in a few different terms like [ survey design ] and
[ experimental design ] and you find both books and articles
that have been popular. If you narrow your focus, you can
still find resources with hundreds of citations.

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Rich Ulrich

Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 08:07:35 -0800
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Hello All,

I am looking for your recommendations to a survey and research design text. My goal is to gain a more comprehensive view of various study designs for behavioral science inquiry.

So far I a survey of Amazon has lead me to considering the following:

Survey Research Methods, Floyd J. Fowler (2013)

Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches, Creswell (2008)

Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches, Neuman (2005)

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John F Hall

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Peter

Have a look at the list of books on my page Survey Methods Textbooks

( http://surveyresearch.weebly.com/survey-methods-textbooks.html )

Another book (awaiting review on my site) is worth looking at as it discusses surveys in the context of methodology in general.

Lesley Andres

“Designing and Doing Survey Research”

(Sage, 2012)

http://www.sagepub.com/textbooks/Book234957 (USA/Canada)

http://www.uk.sagepub.com/books/Book234957?siteId=sage-uk&prodTypes=any&q=andres (UK)

I’m currently working my way through it for review purposes and can’t yet say whether it would go on my highly recommended list. The book abounds with URLs to references and sources and contains plenty of exercises for students (some of which I consider unrealistic) and should certainly be on student reading lists. Libraries should buy, but I’d hesitate recommending students to buy their own copy unless it’s the main text for a course they are doing. She’s certainly read all the books, and covers some important authors such as Paul Lazarsfeld, but not Mark Abrams, Morris Rosenberg, Cathie Marsh or Jim (Path Analysis) Davis.

You can read the first chapter on:

http://www.uk.sagepub.com/upm-data/46995_Andres_Chapter_1.pdf

She also has 25 pages covering SPSS, but there’s a confusing typo error on page 156. The text refers to “value label”, but it should actually be “variable label”. In the accompanying screenshot, the Data Editor column is headed “Label”. Best correction would be to delete the word “value” and give “Label” a capital letter.

Her profile is on http://edst.educ.ubc.ca/facultystaff/lesley-andres/

John F Hall (Mr)

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From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Peter Spangler
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Subject: Study design texts

Hello All,

I am looking for your recommendations to a survey and research design text. My goal is to gain a more comprehensive view of various study designs for behavioral science inquiry.

So far I a survey of Amazon has lead me to considering the following:

Survey Research Methods, Floyd J. Fowler (2013)

Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches, Creswell (2008)

Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches, Neuman (2005)

Best,

Peter

pspangler1

Re: Study design texts

John and Rich, thank you both! John, indeed my interest is in methodology for various objectives. I shall inspect your resources.

Thank you both!

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On Nov 11, 2014, at 5:38 PM, John F Hall <[hidden email]> wrote:

Peter

Have a look at the list of books on my page Survey Methods Textbooks
( http://surveyresearch.weebly.com/survey-methods-textbooks.html )

Another book (awaiting review on my site) is worth looking at as it discusses surveys in the context of methodology in general.

Lesley Andres
“Designing and Doing Survey Research”
(Sage, 2012)

http://www.sagepub.com/textbooks/Book234957 (USA/Canada)

http://www.uk.sagepub.com/books/Book234957?siteId=sage-uk&prodTypes=any&q=andres (UK)

I’m currently working my way through it for review purposes and can’t yet say whether it would go on my highly recommended list. The book abounds with URLs to references and sources and contains plenty of exercises for students (some of which I consider unrealistic) and should certainly be on student reading lists. Libraries should buy, but I’d hesitate recommending students to buy their own copy unless it’s the main text for a course they are doing. She’s certainly read all the books, and covers some important authors such as Paul Lazarsfeld, but not Mark Abrams, Morris Rosenberg, Cathie Marsh or Jim (Path Analysis) Davis.

You can read the first chapter on:

http://www.uk.sagepub.com/upm-data/46995_Andres_Chapter_1.pdf

She also has 25 pages covering SPSS, but there’s a confusing typo error on page 156. The text refers to “value label”, but it should actually be “variable label”. In the accompanying screenshot, the Data Editor column is headed “Label”. Best correction would be to delete the word “value” and give “Label” a capital letter.

Her profile is on http://edst.educ.ubc.ca/facultystaff/lesley-andres/

John F Hall (Mr)
[Retired academic survey researcher]

Email: [hidden email]
Website: www.surveyresearch.weebly.com
SPSS start page: www.surveyresearch.weebly.com/1-survey-analysis-workshop

From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Peter Spangler
Sent: 11 November 2014 17:08
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Subject: Study design texts

Hello All,

I am looking for your recommendations to a survey and research design text. My goal is to gain a more comprehensive view of various study designs for behavioral science inquiry.

So far I a survey of Amazon has lead me to considering the following:

Survey Research Methods, Floyd J. Fowler (2013)
Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches, Creswell (2008)
Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches, Neuman (2005)

Best,
Peter

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David Marso

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You can hardly go wrong with Shadish, Cook and Campbell (2002) if you are interested in Experimental Design. Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs for Generalized Causal Inference.
I would not necessarily consider it an introductory text.
Amazon says published Jan 2001, My copy says copyright 2002.

http://www.amazon.com/Experimental-Quasi-Experimental-Designs-Generalized-Inference/dp/0395615569/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415768037&sr=8-1&keywords=shadish+cook+campbell+experimental+and+quasi-experimental+designs+for+generalized+causal+inference

Peter Spangler-2 wrote

Hello All,

I am looking for your recommendations to a survey and research design text.
My goal is to gain a more comprehensive view of various study designs for
behavioral science inquiry.

So far I a survey of Amazon has lead me to considering the following:

Survey Research Methods, Floyd J. Fowler (2013)
Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches,
Creswell (2008)
Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches, Neuman
(2005)

Best,
Peter

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pspangler1

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Thank you, David. I'll take a closer look at my university library as it does appear directed at an advanced audience. Many of its doctoral student reviewers note its challenging level. Regardless it looks to be an incredible resource, "My instructor held it almost biblical in nature."

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> On Nov 11, 2014, at 9:04 PM, David Marso <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> You can hardly go wrong with Shadish, Cook and Campbell (2002) if you are
> interested in Experimental Design. Experimental and Quasi-Experimental
> Designs for Generalized Causal Inference.
> I would not necessarily consider it an introductory text.
> Amazon says published Jan 2001, My copy says copyright 2002.
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Experimental-Quasi-Experimental-Designs-Generalized-Inference/dp/0395615569/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415768037&sr=8-1&keywords=shadish+cook+campbell+experimental+and+quasi-experimental+designs+for+generalized+causal+inference
>
>
> Peter Spangler-2 wrote
>> Hello All,
>>
>> I am looking for your recommendations to a survey and research design
>> text.
>> My goal is to gain a more comprehensive view of various study designs for
>> behavioral science inquiry.
>>
>> So far I a survey of Amazon has lead me to considering the following:
>>
>> Survey Research Methods, Floyd J. Fowler (2013)
>> Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches,
>> Creswell (2008)
>> Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches, Neuman
>> (2005)
>>
>>
>> Best,
>> Peter
>>
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Art Kendall

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Having been consulting on social science methods since 1972 in a broad array of discipline, it is my experience that what is missing is a broad over view

Shadish et al is an excellent book that puts a wide variety of approaches in a single conceptual framework. it not only covers experimentation but puts quasi experimental methods like survey methods in the context of an array of methods.

To augment it. To show the importance of vizualization:
How to lie with Statistics 1954 (unless you work at the VA where it is banned) free at https://archive.org/details/HowToLieWithStatistics

Group techniques for Idea Building http://www.amazon.com/Techniques-Building-Applied-Research-Methods/dp/0803923856

I do not have a cite but it would be a good idea to briefly, introduce systematic exploration of text data, a conceptual introduction to individual difference multidimensionsal scaling, cluster analysis (pattern detection) etc. just so that the law of the instrument does not come into play. "I really must find a way to insert this twisty nail with my hammer.

Art Kendall
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pspangler1

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Art, I appreciate your words and recommendations. In academic and business contexts survey research and visualization remain crucial. I'll take a look at each of these. I'm sure you could write your own text a variety of entertaining examples. Thank you, Art!

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> On Nov 12, 2014, at 5:47 AM, Art Kendall <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Having been consulting on social science methods since 1972 in a broad
> array of discipline, it is my experience that what is missing is a broad
> over view
>
> Shadish et al is an excellent book that puts a wide variety of approaches in
> a single conceptual framework. it not only covers experimentation but
> puts quasi experimental methods like survey methods in the context of an
> array of methods.
>
> To augment it. To show the importance of vizualization:
> /How to lie with Statistics /1954 (unless you work at the VA where it is
> banned) free at https://archive.org/details/HowToLieWithStatistics
>
> /Group techniques for Idea Building/
> http://www.amazon.com/Techniques-Building-Applied-Research-Methods/dp/0803923856
>
> I do not have a cite but it would be a good idea to briefly, introduce
> systematic exploration of text data, a conceptual introduction to individual
> difference multidimensionsal scaling, cluster analysis (pattern detection)
> etc. just so that the law of the instrument does not come into play. "I
> really must find a way to insert this twisty nail with my hammer.
>
>
>
> -----
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Mike

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Although I agree with Art that the Shadish et al book provides
good coverage, it is useful to remember its lineage: it started
out as a chapter in a handbook on method by Campbel and
Stanley, later updated to full book by Cook and Campbell
(i.e., "Quasi-Experimentation"). The Shadish et al add some
new stuff but one can see material in it that dates back to
Campbell and Stanley.

It should be noted that Campbell continued to do work on
a philosophical/theoretical framework known as evolutionary
epistemology which had key processes of "blind variation plus
selective retention (BV+SR) underlies all learning and innovation."
Formally, this a philosophy of science of a theory of methods
approach and though there are proponents for it, most researchers
tend to leave their Philosophy of Science reading at the bedside
table to help them get to sleep.

However, Campbell's approach just represents one viewpoint and
another viewpoint that I personally find useful (though not quite
popular) is represented in the text by Mary Lee Smith and Gene
V Glass (the guy who popularized meta-analysis in psychology
and education). The reference for this book is:
Smith, M. L., & Glass, G. V. (1987). Research and evaluation in
education and the social sciences. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
(on books.google.com
http://books.google.com/books?id=xarrAAAAMAAJ&q=smith+glass+%22research+and+evaluation%22&dq=smith+glass+%22research+and+evaluation%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=AXVjVJznGo23yASdwYHgDQ&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA

Smith & Glass use the overarching framework of "disciplined
inquiry" as proposed by Cronbach and Suppes; see:
Cronbach, L. J., & Suppes, P. (1969). Research for tomorrow's
schools: Disciplined inquiry for education. New York: Macmillan.
(on books.google.com:
http://books.google.com/books?id=2nmmngEACAAJ&dq=Cronbach+Suppes+1969+%22Research+for+tomorrow%27s+schools:+Disciplined+inquiry+for+education%22.&hl=en&sa=X&ei=FHRjVPmdENakyATvo4DYBw&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA
and
Cronbach, L. J. (1957). The two disciplines of scientific psychology.
American psychologist, 12(11), 671.

Shadish et al make a more up to date presentation than Smith &
Glass (e.g., the role of propensity scores in quasi-experimental
designs) but Smith & Glass, IMHO, provide a framework for thinking
about the process of doing research from naturalistic observation
to correlational research to quasi-experiments to true experiments.
Worth a look-see even though parts are aging out. And methods
are often useful even if we don't agree with the philosophy that
may be associated with it.

-Mike Palij
New York University
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From: "Art Kendall" <[hidden email]>
To: <[hidden email]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 8:47 AM
Subject: Re: Study design texts

> Having been consulting on social science methods since 1972 in a
> broad
> array of discipline, it is my experience that what is missing is a
> broad
> over view
>
> Shadish et al is an excellent book that puts a wide variety of
> approaches in
> a single conceptual framework. it not only covers experimentation
> but
> puts quasi experimental methods like survey methods in the context of
> an
> array of methods.
>
> To augment it. To show the importance of vizualization:
> /How to lie with Statistics /1954 (unless you work at the VA where it
> is
> banned) free at https://archive.org/details/HowToLieWithStatistics
>
> /Group techniques for Idea Building/
> http://www.amazon.com/Techniques-Building-Applied-Research-Methods/dp/0803923856
>
> I do not have a cite but it would be a good idea to briefly, introduce
> systematic exploration of text data, a conceptual introduction to
> individual
> difference multidimensionsal scaling, cluster analysis (pattern
> detection)
> etc. just so that the law of the instrument does not come into play.
> "I
> really must find a way to insert this twisty nail with my hammer.

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Bruce Weaver

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I'm not sure how much it has about survey methodology, but have you seen this online book?

http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/

Peter Spangler-2 wrote

Hello All,

I am looking for your recommendations to a survey and research design text.
My goal is to gain a more comprehensive view of various study designs for
behavioral science inquiry.

So far I a survey of Amazon has lead me to considering the following:

Survey Research Methods, Floyd J. Fowler (2013)
Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches,
Creswell (2008)
Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches, Neuman
(2005)

Best,
Peter

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Art Kendall

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One approach goes from the strongest look at causation to very useful but less strong looks at causation.
The other approach goes from very close to daily life to stronger looks at causality.
A good intro would point out that there are these two perspectives and say that one was chosen.

My view is that it is desirable that people first be aware of the "bandwith" or panoply of methods and how they are ways to control for the vagaries of our perception and inference. That these methods to aid our thinking the same way that microscopes, x-rays, etc., etc, aid our perception.

I have often used the list of the green Sage series and other lists of methods books as handouts in intro. I use them to point out how many ways there are to do research, and that the class will just give a tasting of some of them.

Of course the desirability of a method is totally dependent upon what the question is about.
Question first. Then figure out how to go about answering it.

Art Kendall
Social Research Consultants

John F Hall

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Further to my earlier mail of 12 Nov, I’ve actually now finished reading Lesley Andres’ book, some sections more than once. It definitely belongs on my highly recommended list for survey research textbooks. Prof Andres has distilled more than twenty years of experience designing and running surveys, in particular the longitudinal survey Paths on Life’s Way (http://blogs.ubc.ca/paths/ ) Postgraduates and research managers should think of having their own copies, but libraries should have multiple copies, as much of the content is relevant to methodological debates covered in undergraduate courses and raging in certain social science disciplines.

This book ranges far wider than many survey methods texts, and covers topics (budgeting, logistics, questionnaire fonts) rarely, if ever, found in traditional books. It also approaches survey research from a more then welcome “participatory” standpoint, demolishes specious debates about feminism, qualitative/quantitative arguments and locates survey research firmly in a theoretical context, sufficient to silence even the most rabid opponents of empiricism.

It leaves the reader desperately wanting an e-book version, or at least a page on the Sage website listing all the dozens of URLs to sources and resources (to save all that typing from our own computers!). Perhaps the next edition will have this, and be in full colour as many of the facsimiles and screen-shots are difficult to read in black and gray.

There are also a couple of short sections introducing SPSS (quantitative) and Atlas.ti (text) to analyse survey data, and describing developments enabling communication between them. The SPSS section part less useful and (given my own immersion in using and teaching SPSS since 1972) frustrating and disappointing) as there are already many texts and on-line resources which are more appropriate, detailed and thorough. For this reason it will not go on my recommend SPSS text-books list, but will be “mentioned in despatches” as users of SPSS (or any other software) for survey analysis will greatly benefit from reading and inwardly digesting the other parts of the book.

A detailed review will appear on my site once I’ve collated all the copious scribbles in the margins and abundant notes elsewhere (always the sign of an interesting and fascinating book). Oh, and there some great cartoons.

Get your own copy and see what I mean.

John F Hall (Mr)

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Cc: '[hidden email]'
Subject: RE: Study design texts

Peter

Have a look at the list of books on my page Survey Methods Textbooks

( http://surveyresearch.weebly.com/survey-methods-textbooks.html )

Another book (awaiting review on my site) is worth looking at as it discusses surveys in the context of methodology in general.

Lesley Andres

“Designing and Doing Survey Research”

(Sage, 2012)

http://www.sagepub.com/textbooks/Book234957 (USA/Canada)

http://www.uk.sagepub.com/books/Book234957?siteId=sage-uk&prodTypes=any&q=andres (UK)

You can read the first chapter on:

http://www.uk.sagepub.com/upm-data/46995_Andres_Chapter_1.pdf

Her profile is on http://edst.educ.ubc.ca/facultystaff/lesley-andres/

John F Hall (Mr)

[Retired academic survey researcher]

Email: [hidden email]

Website: www.surveyresearch.weebly.com

SPSS start page: www.surveyresearch.weebly.com/1-survey-analysis-workshop

From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Peter Spangler
Sent: 11 November 2014 17:08
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Study design texts

Hello All,

I am looking for your recommendations to a survey and research design text. My goal is to gain a more comprehensive view of various study designs for behavioral science inquiry.

So far I a survey of Amazon has lead me to considering the following:

Survey Research Methods, Floyd J. Fowler (2013)

Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches, Creswell (2008)

Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches, Neuman (2005)

Best,

Peter