POLSCI 3N06 Lecture Notes - Likert Scale, Thermometer, Free Syrian Army

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLSCI 3N06
• Professor: Todd Alway

Document Summary

Those that are based on social techniques / vs. Those that lie to you and have a specific agenda. Particular kinds of wording in surveys that is designed to produce a specific response; Any time you are considering of evaluating or constructing a survey, you need to think about the sampling strategy; you have to make sure that you have a good sample; think about the questions that you are asking; Can use a survey to describe a population; surveys can be used to test hypothesis to see whether or not variables are related to each other; What is a survey? sample of a population. A method designed to measure (variously) the characteristics, attitudes, and opinions of a. Relies on self-assessment on the part of respondents. Can be administered by mail, telephone, internet, or via an in-person interview: ie what do you think about , all of which have their own strengths and weaknesses.