Web Links on Descriptive Research

Issues in Descriptive Research

Sampling In Research (http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/tutorial/mugo/tutorial.htm)
covers the purposes of sampling and different types of sampling procedures

Random Selection versus Random Assignment (http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/kb/random.htm)

Data Preparation (http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/kb/statprep.htm)

Reliability (http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/kb/reliable.htm)

Survey Questions (http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/kb/questype.htm)

Survey Research (http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/kb/survey.htm)

Survey Research Methods (http://www.stat.ncsu.edu/info/srms/srms.html)
from the American Statistical Association

The Research Randomizer (http://www.randomizer.org/)

Survey Research Sites

University of Michigan Social Science Data (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cgi/subject.prl?path=ICPSR&query=XVIA)
access to the world's largest archive of computerized social science data, from the Institute for Social Research

Polling Organizations (http://www.library.yale.edu/socsci/opinion/pollingorganizations.html/)
comprehensive list of organizations that regularly conduct national surveys

The Gallup Organization (http://www.gallup.com/)
a representative survey research organization