Fundamentals of Survey Methodology Sociology 752/ Spring, 2015 Mondays 1:00 p.m. - 3:40 p.m. 7th floor Bolton Hall Classroom

 

   Instructor: Nancy Mathiowetz Office: Room Bolton 760 Office Phone: 414.229.2216 Office hours: Mondays, 10-12, via email, and by appointment nancym2@uwm.edu

   

Overview of the Course    The field of survey methodology draws on theories and practices developed in several academic disciplines — mathematics, statistics, psychology, sociology, computer science, and economics. To become an accomplished professional in the survey research field requires a mastery of research literatures in these various fields as well as experience designing, conducting, and analyzing surveys. Survey methodology is a field in which the professional is constantly assessing alternatives—knowledge of the theoretical and empirical literature across a broad range of scholarly fields is vital to becoming a good methodologist.  This course introduces the student to a set of principles of survey design that are the basis of standard practices in the field. The course uses the concept of total survey error as a framework to discuss coverage properties of sampling frames, alternative sample designs and their impacts on standard errors of survey statistics, alternative modes of data collection, field administration operations, the role of the survey interviewer, impacts of non-response on survey statistics, the effect of question structure, wording and context on respondent behavior, models of measurement error, post-survey processing, and estimation in surveys. We will examine both the theoretical and empirical literature related to the quality of survey data as well as applied literature—the “how to” of survey research methods. Some course assignments, particularly those about sampling, require comfort with elementary statistical concepts and formulas.  The course is intended as an introduction to the field, taught at a graduate level. Lectures and course readings assume that students understand basic statistical concepts (at the level of an undergraduate course) and have exposure to elements of social science perspectives on human behavior. For those lacking such a background, supplementary readings are recommended.  It is expected that students will spend about 10 -12 hours per week completing tasks related to this course. As a general guide, students should expect to spend about 6-8 hours reading assigned course materials, about 1-2 hours working on short assignments and about 1-2 hours working on the semester long proposal project or preparing for exams.  

 

Course Assignments, Requirements, and Grading  The course has five main components:  

(1) Lectures. The class will be a seminar-style class, including a mix of formal presentation, student-generated discussion questions, and open discussion of the material. In addition, there will be student-lead discussion of one or more of the key readings. Class participation is important to the success of the class and is worth 5% of the course grade. Note that class contributions are evaluated on the basis of quality, not quantity.

 (2) Readings. These are companions to the lectures that give the student a fuller

discussion of key concepts and research findings. Readings should be completed prior to the lecture covering the material.

 (3) Exercises. Each topic area of the course will have one or more short exercises that will

further integration of the knowledge presented in lectures and reading. The exercises are graded using the following scale: 0=incomplete, poorly presented, showing little effort; 1=complete, substantially correct, well documented; 2=exceptional (rarely given). Individual problems will not be marked but some problems will be discussed in class. If your grade is borderline, the quality and timeliness of your exercises will contribute to your grade. You must complete all exercises to receive a grade for the class. You may collaborate on exercises.

 (4) Short Papers: Complete three short papers. The short papers present realistic research

situations that require research decisions, and give you practice applying the approaches and research presented in class and the readings. The short papers require you to apply readings discussed in the text and listed in the course syllabus. You may need to supplement the text and assigned readings with additional readings to improve the final product. You must work independently on the papers. The maximum length of each assignment is four (4) pages of text. Each short paper contributes 15% to the final course grade, for a total of 45% of the course grade

 (5) Project proposal due May 8, 2015. The course project will require you to develop an

online questionnaire, pretest that instrument, and draft a sample and study design protocol. Details concerning the project will be handed out by mid-February to allow you sufficient time to research the topic and complete all phases of the project. Student’s choice as to the topic of the questionnaire and project. The course project is worth 50% of the final grade.

 

Some points to remember concerning this class:  

• General Instructions for Assignments: All course assignments and exercises are to be written in a professional style–edited, proofed, and type. Minimum font size is 10. All exercises and assignments must be turned in on paper–I do not accept electronic attachments.

 • Grading. Exercises, short papers, and the final project will be evaluated based on both

the substance of the work (e.g., correct use of relevant concepts, creativity with respect to problem solving, comprehensiveness as well as the feasibility of the solution) and the style of the presentation (e.g., organization, clarity, grammar).

 • Plagiarism. In recent years, I have seen an uptick in violations of the University Code of

Academic Conduct related to plagiarism. Be extremely mindful of taking account of citations and never copy material verbatim without the appropriate quotation marks (or offset) and citation. Err on the side of inclusive rather than place yourself in jeopardy. Here, from the UWM Graduate School is the definition of plagiarism:

 Plagiarism: As a general working definition, the Graduate School considers plagiarism to include both the theft or misappropriation of intellectual property and the substantial unattributed textual copying of another's work. It does not include authorship or credit disputes. http://www.graduateschool.uwm.edu/research/data-policy/policies/plagiarism/

 

And, as noted by the UWM libraries web site:  

Plagiarism is presenting another person's words or ideas as your own. In academic writing, any time you use a work's information or ideas, credit must be given to your source. The only exception to this rule is that commonly known facts do not require attribution. Plagiarism includes not only the presentation of other's original ideas as your own, but the act of weakly paraphrasing another's writing style and passing it off as your own prose. Plagiarism is a serious instance of misconduct. Several professional careers have been ruined by the discovery of an act of plagiarism. As a general rule and whenever in doubt, it is always better to include a citation rather than risk the appearance of plagiarism. Please see the UWM Libraries guide Avoiding Plagiarism for more information. http://guides.library.uwm.edu/content.php?pid=235714&sid=1949820#6509800

 Sanctions will be imposed for anyone found to plagiarize material, in accordance with the University’s Policies and Procedures for Academic Misconduct. See http://www4.uwm.edu/acad_aff/policy/academicmisconduct.cfm

 

Required Books  Groves, Robert M., Floyd J. Fowler, Mick Couper, James M. Lepkowski, Eleanor Singer, and Roger Tourangeau. 2009. Survey Methodology, Second Edition. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley. [entire book]  Marsden, Peter V. and James D. Wright, editors. 2010. Handbook of Survey Research, Second Edition. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing Limited. [14 Chapters]

   Readings not in the textbooks are available on the D2L website. I use the following abbreviations:  ASR American Sociological Review JASA Journal of the American JOS Journal of Official Statistics Statistical Association JMR Journal of Marketing Research POQ Public Opinion Quarterly SMR Sociological Methods and Research SM Sociological Methodology

 

   

Recommended Books  Some other recent basic books you may find useful, but that I did not assign or order. Buy only if you think will be useful for your work:  Couper, Mick P. 2008. Designing Effective Web Surveys. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.  Dillman, Don A., Jolene D. Smyth, and Leah M. Christian. 2009. Internet, Mail, and Mixed-Mode Surveys: The Tailored Design Method, Third Edition. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

 Fowler, Floyd J. 2009. Survey Research Methods, 4th edition. Beverly Hills, Sage. Applied Social Research Methods, v. 1.

 

   

Classic and Contemporary General Sources  Aday, Lu Ann and Llewellyn Joseph Cornelius. 2006. Designing and Conducting Health

Surveys, 3rd Edition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.  Belson, William A. 1981. The Design and Understanding of Survey Questions. Aldershot,

Hants, England: Gower.  Belson, William A. 1986. Validity in Survey Research. Aldershot, Hants, England: Gower.

 

Biemer, Paul and Lars Lyberg. 2004. Introduction to Survey Quality. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley.

 

 

Biemer, Paul P., Robert M. Groves, Lars E. Lyberg, Nancy A. Mathiowetz, and Seymour Sudman. 1991. Measurement Errors in Surveys. New York: Wiley.

 Bradburn, Norman M., Seymour Sudman, and Associates. 1979. Improving Interview Method

and Questionnaire Design. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.  

Briggs, Charles L. 1986. Learning How to Ask. New York: Cambridge University Press.  

Converse, Jean, and Stanley Presser. 1986. Survey Questions: Handcrafting the Standardized Questionnaire. Beverly Hills: Sage. Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences, v. 63.

 

Converse, Jean, and Howard Schuman. 1974. Conversations at Random. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Wiley.

 Cook, Claire E. 1985. Line by Line: How to Edit Your Own Writing. Chicago: University of

Chicago Press.  Couper, Mick P., Reginald P. Baker, Jelke Bethlehem, Cynthia Z. F. Clark, Jean Martin, William

L. Nicholls II, and James M. O'Reilly, editors. 1998. Computer Assisted Survey Information Collection. New York: John Wiley and Sons

 Duncan, Greg J., and Nancy A. Mathiowetz and others. 1985. A Validation Study of Economic

Survey Data. ISR Research Report.  Fowler, Floyd J. 2009. Survey Research Methods, 4th edition. Beverly Hills, Sage. Applied

Social Research Methods, v. 1.  Fowler, Floyd J. 1995. Improving Survey Questions: Design and Evaluation.  Fowler, Floyd J., and Thomas W. Mangione. 1990. Standardized Survey Interviewing:

Minimizing Interviewer-Related Error. Newbury Park: Sage.  Frey, James H. 1983. Survey Research by Telephone. Newbury Park: Sage.

 

Groves, Robert M., and Robert L. Kahn. 1979. Surveys by Telephone: A National Comparison with Personal Interviews. New York: Academic.

 

Groves, Robert M., Don A. Dillman, John L. Eltinge, and Roderick J. A. Little, editors. 2002. Survey Nonresponse. New York: John Wiley and Sons.

 Groves, Robert M. 1989. Survey Errors and Survey Costs. New York: Wiley.  Groves, Robert M. and Mick P. Couper. 1998. Nonresponse in Household Interview Surveys.

New York: Wiley.  Groves, Robert M., et al. editors 1988. Telephone Survey Methodology. New York: Wiley.

Hippler, Hans-Jurgen, Norbert Schwarz, and Seymour Sudman. 1987. Social Information

 

Processing and Survey Methodology. New York: Springer-Verlag. Download entire volume from: http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/64021.

 

Kalton, Graham. 1983. Introduction to Survey Sampling. Beverly Hills, Sage, Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences, v. 35.

 Kish, Leslie. 1987. Statistical Design for Research. New York: Wiley.

 

Lavrakas, Paul J. 1987. Telephone Survey Methods: Sampling, Selection and Supervision. Beverly Hills: Sage. Applied Social Research Methods, v. 7.

 Lepkowski, James M., Clyde Tucker, J. M. Brick, Edith D. de Leeuw, Lilli Japec, Paul J.

Lavrakas, Michael W. Link, and Roberta L. Sangster. 2008. Advances in Telephone Survey Methodology, edited by. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons.

Lohr, Sharon L. Sampling: Design and Analysis. Pacific Grove, CA: Duxbury Press, 1999.

Lyberg, Lars, Paul Biemer, Martin Collins, Edith de Leeuw, Cathryn Dippo, Norbert Schwarz, and Dennis Trewin, editors. 1997. Survey Measurement and Process Quality. N.Y.: Wiley- Interscience.

 Mangione, Tom. 1996. Mail Surveys: Improving Their Quality. Sage.  Marsden, Peter V. and James Wright,eds. Forthcoming. Handbook of Survey Research, 2nd

Edition. Orlando: Academic.  Maynard, Douglas W., Hanneke Houtkoop-Steenstra, Nora Cate Schaeffer, and Johannes van

der Zouwen, editors. 2002. Standardization and Tacit Knowledge: Interaction and Practice in the Survey Interview. New York: John Wiley and Sons.

 Mishler, Elliot G. 1986. Research Interviewing: Context and Narrative. Cambridge: Harvard.

 

Payne, Stanley. 1980. The Art of Asking Questions. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press.

 Schuman, Howard, and Stanley Presser. 1981. Questions and Answers in Attitude Surveys.

Orlando: Academic.  Schwarz, Norbert, and Seymour Sudman, eds. 1992. Context Effects in Social and

Psychological Research. Springer-Verlag. Download entire volume from: http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/64020.

 

Schwarz, N. and S. Sudman. 1996. Answering Questions. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.  Schwarz, N. and S. Sudman. 1994. Autobiographical Memory and the Validity of Retrospective

Reports. Springer-Verlag. Download entire volume from: http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/64018.

 

Schwarz, Norbert, and Seymour Sudman, eds. 1992. Context Effects in Social and

 

Psychological Research. New York: Springer-Verlag.  

Sirken, Monroe G., Douglas J. Herrmann, Susan Schechter, Norbert Schwarz, Judith M. Tanur, and Roger Tourangeau, editors. 1999. Cognition and Survey Research. New York: John Wiley and Sons.

 Sudman, Seymour, and Norman M. Bradburn. 1974. Response Effects in Surveys. Chicago:

Aldine.  Sudman, Seymour, and Norman M. Bradburn. 1982. Asking Questions: A Practical Guide to

Questionnaire Design. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.  

Sudman, S., Schwarz, N., and N. Bradburn. 1996. Thinking about Answers. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

 Tanur, Judith, ed., 1992. Questions about Questions: Inquiries into the Cognitive Bases of

Surveys. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.  

Tourangeau, Roger, Lance J. Rips, and Kenneth Rasinski. 2000. The Psychology of Survey Response. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.

Turner, Charles F., and Elizabeth Martin. 1984. Surveying Subjective Phenomena, Volume I and II. New York: Russell Sage

 Willis, Gordon B. 2005. Cognitive Interviewing: A Tool for Improving Questionnaire Design.

Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

 

 

Week 1 (January 26): Introduction and Errors in Surveys

SM, Chapter 1, “An Introduction to Survey Methodology”

SM, Chapter 2, Inference and Error in Surveys

Biemer, Paul P. 2010. "Overview of Design Issues: Total Survey Error." Pp. 27-57 in Handbook of Survey Research, Second Edition, edited by P. V. Marsden and J. D. Wright. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

 Weeks 2 and 3 (February 2, February 9): Basic Sampling Concepts  

Piazza, Thomas. 2010. "Fundamentals of Applied Sampling." Pp. 139-168 in Handbook of Survey Research, Second Edition, edited by P. V. Marsden and J. D. Wright. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

 Harter, Rachel, Stephanie Eckman, Ned English, and Colm O'Muircheartaigh. 2010. "Applied Sampling for Large-Scale Multistage Area Probability Designs." Pp. 169-197 in Handbook of Survey Research, Second Edition, edited by P. V. Marsden and J. D. Wright. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

 Link, Michael W., Michael P. Battaglia, Martin R. Frankel, Larry Osborn, and Ali H. Mokdad. 2008. "A Comparison of Address-Based Sampling (ABS) Versus Random-Digit Dialing (RDD) for General Population Surveys." Public Opinion Quarterly 72(1):6-27.

 Aday, L and Cornelius, L (2006) “Deciding How Many Will Be In the Sample.” Chapter 7 in Designing and Conducting Health Surveys. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass

 Brick, J. Michael. 2011. "The Future of Survey Sampling." Public Opinion Quarterly 75(5):872- 88. doi: 10.1093/poq/nfr045.

 

Weeks 4 and 5 (February 16 and February 23): Modes and Methods of Data Collection  

SM, Chapter 5, Methods of Data Collection  

Lavrakas, Paul J. 2010. "Telephone Surveys." Pp. 471-498 in Handbook of Survey Research, Second Edition, edited by P. V. Marsden and J. D. Wright. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

 Couper, Mick P. and Michael Bosnjak. 2010. "Internet Surveys." Pp. 527-550 in Handbook of Survey Research, Second Edition, edited by P. V. Marsden and J. D. Wright. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

 Dillman, Don A. and Benjamin L. Messer. 2010. "Mixed-Mode Surveys." Pp. 551-574 in Handbook of Survey Research, Second Edition, edited by P. V. Marsden and J. D. Wright. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

 Kreuter, Frauke, Stanley Presser, and Roger Tourangeau. 2008. "Social Desirability Bias in CATI, IVR, and Web Surveys: The Effects of Mode and Question Sensitivity." Public Opin Q 72(5):847-65.

 Baker, et al (2010) “Research Synthesis: AAPOR Report on Online Panels” Public Opinion Quarterly, 74(4): 711-781.

 Presser, S. and Stinson, L (1998) “Data Collection Mode and Social Desirability Bias in Self- Reported Religious Attendance” American Sociological Review, Vol. 63(1): 137-145.

 

   Weeks 6 and 7 (March 2 and March 9): Measurement, Instruments, and Response Issues  

SM, Chapter 7, Questions and Answers in Surveys  

Krosnick, Jon A. and Stanley Presser. 2010. "Question and Questionnaire Design." Pp. 263-313 in Handbook of Survey Research, Second Edition, edited by P. V. Marsden and J. D. Wright. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

 Tourangeau, Roger and Norman M. Bradburn. 2010. "The Psychology of Survey Response." Pp. 315-346 in Handbook of Survey Research, Second Edition, edited by P. V. Marsden and J. D. Wright. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

 Bohrnstedt, George W. 2010. "Measurement Models for Survey Research." Pp. 347-404 in Handbook of Survey Research, Second Edition, edited by P. V. Marsden and J. D. Wright. Bingly, UK: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.

 

Alwin, Duane F. 2010. "How Good is Survey Measurement? Assessing the Reliability and Validity of Survey Measures." Pp. 405-434 in Handbook of Survey Research, Second Edition, edited by P. V. Marsden and J. D. Wright. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

 Schaeffer, Nora Cate and Stanley Presser. 2003. "The Science of Asking Questions." Annual Review of Sociology 29:65-88.

 Couper, M. (2008) Designing Effective Web Surveys. Chapters 1 and 2. Cambridge University Press

   Spring Break: March 16

 

   Week 8 (March 23): Evaluating and Testing Survey Questions  

SM, Chapter 8, Evaluating Survey Questions  

Beatty, Paul C. and Gordon B. Willis. 2007. "Research Synthesis: The Practice of Cognitive Interviewing." Public Opinion Quarterly 71(2):287-311.

 Presser, Couper, Lessler, Martin, Martin, Rothgeb, and Singer (2004) “Methods for Testing and Evaluating Survey Questions” Public Opinion Quarterly, 68: 109-130.

 Presser, S. and Blair, J. (1994) “Survey Pretesting: Do Different Methods Produce Different Results?” Sociological Methodology vol 24: 73-104.

 Yan, Ting, Frauke Kreuter, and Roger Tourangeau. 2012. "Evaluating Survey Questions: A Comparison of Methods." Journal of Official Statistics 28:503-529.

 

   Week 9 (March 30): Workshop/Lab on Qualtrics

 

Weeks 10 and 11 (April 6 and April 13): Nonresponse/Nonparticipation  

SM, Chapter 6, Nonresponse in Sample Surveys  

Dixon, John and Clyde Tucker. 2010. "Survey Nonresponse." Pp. 593-630 in Handbook of Survey Research, Second Edition, edited by P. V. Marsden and J. D. Wright. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

 AAPOR Standard Definitions – revised 2011 http://www.aapor.org/For_Researchers/4362.htm

 

Groves, R.M., and S. Heeringa (2006) “Responsive Design for Household Surveys: Tools for Actively Controlling Survey Error and Costs.” Journal of the Royal Statistical Society A 169:439- 457

 Tourangeau, R. and T. Plewes (editors) (2013) “Nonresponse in Social Science Surveys” Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press.

 de Leeuw, Edith, Mario Callegaro, Joop Hox, Elly Korendijk, and Gerty Lensvelt-Mulders. 2007. "The Influence of Advance Letters on Response in Telephone Surveys: A Meta-Analysis." Public Opinion Quarterly 71(3):413.

 Abraham, K., S. Presser, and S. Helms (2009) “How Social Processes Distort Measurement: The Impact of Survey Nonresponse on Estimates of Volunteer Work in the United States,” American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 114: 1129-1165

 Groves, Robert M., Mick P. Couper, Stanley Presser, Eleanor Singer, Roger Tourangeau, Giorgina P. Acosta, and Lindsay Nelson. 2006. "Experiments in Producing Nonresponse Bias." Public Opinion Quarterly 70(5):720-736.

 Tourangeau, Roger, Robert M. Groves and Cleo D. Redline. 2010. "Sensitive Topics and Reluctant Respondents: Demonstrating a Link between Nonresponse Bias and Measurement Error." Public Opinion Quarterly 74(3):413-32. doi: 10.1093/poq/nfq004.

 

Week 12 (April 20): Interviewers and Interviewing  

SM, Chapter 9, Survey Interviewing  

Schaeffer, Nora Cate. 1991. "Conversation with a Purpose--or Conversation? Interaction in the Standardized Interview." Pp. 367-392 in P. Biemer et al., eds., Measurement Errors in Surveys. NY: Wiley.

 Schaeffer, Nora Cate, Jennifer Dykema, and Douglas W. Maynard. 2010. "Interviewers and interviewing." Pp. 437-470 in Handbook of Survey Research, Second Edition, edited by P. V. Marsden and J. D. Wright. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

     Week 13 (April 27): Post-Survey Processing, Estimation, and Documentation  

SM, Chapter 10, Postcollection Processing of Survey Data  

Vardigan, Mary B. and Peter Granda. 2010. "Archiving, Documentation, and Dissemination." Pp. 707-729 in Handbook of Survey Research, Second Edition, edited by P. V. Marsden and J. D. Wright. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

 O’Muircheartaigh, C., S. Eckman, and S. Smith (2009) “Statistical Design and Estimation for the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project.” Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 64(B):i12-i19.

   Week 14 (May 4): Confidentiality, Privacy, and Standards of Practice/ Course Summary  

SM, Chapter 11, Principles and Practices Related to Scientific Integrity  

Citro, Constance F. 2010. "Legal and Human Subjects Considerations in Surveys." Pp. 59-79 in Handbook of Survey Research, Second Edition, edited by P. V. Marsden and J. D. Wright. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

 American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR). AAPOR Code of Ethics: http://www.aapor.org/AAPOR_Code_of_Ethics/4249.htm

 

American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) Best Practices: http://www.aapor.org/Best_Practices1.htm

 

American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR). Disclosure Standards http://www.aapor.org/Disclosure_Standards1.htm

 

Couper, M. (2013) “Is the Sky Falling? New Technology, Changing Media, and the Future of Surveys.” Survey Research Methods, Vol. 7 (3): 145-156.

 

             

 

Topic Week

 

Topic  

Exercises (use Templates) and Articles for Discussion

Assigned During Topic Week(s)

 Assigned

Week

   

Due Date

 

1  

Introduction  

SM-01-Introduction, p. 36: 1, 2  

SM-02-Error, p. 65-66: 1a, 1b, 4, 5

 1

 Feb. 2

 

2  

Sampling  

SM-03-Populations and Coverage, p. 95: 1 - 3, 5  2

 Feb. 9

 

3  

Sampling  

SM-04-Sampling, p. 138-146: 1, 3  

3  

Feb. 16  

4  

Mode  

SM-05-Mode p. 179-181: 1-6  

4  

Feb. 23  

4-5  

Mode  

Short paper about mode  

4  

March 3  

6  

Questions  

SM-07, p. 255-257: 1-3, 7  

6  

March 9  

6-7  

Questions  

Short paper about survey questions  

6  

March 23  

8  

Evaluating Questions

SM-08, p. 287-290: 2 (+ conduct mini cognitive interviews), 3,4, 5, 6

 8

 March 30

 

10  

Nonresponse  

SM-06-Nonresponse, p. 212-215:1-3, 12  

10  

April 13  

10-11  

Nonresponse Short paper about nonparticipation  

10  

April 20  

12  

Interviewing SM-09, p. 324-327: 12, 14, 16  

12  

April 27  

   

Final Project Due (Handed in; Bolton Room 760)    

May 8

 

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