How long does it take to read How to Conduct Your Own Survey?
Priscilla Salant
How to Conduct Your Own Survey by Priscilla Salant takes about 4 hours 15 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 15 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1994. 232 pages, about 63,800 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 5 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 15 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 40 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
How can you gauge public support for a cause or test the market for a product or service? What are the best methods for validating opinions for use in a paper or dissertation? A well-documented survey is the answer. But what if you don't have thousands of dollars to commission one? No problem. How to Conduct Your Own Survey gives you everything you need to do it yourself! Without any prior training, you can learn expert techniques for conducting accurate, low-cost surveys. In step-by-step, down-to-earth language, Priscilla Salant and Don A. Dillman give you the tools you need to: a) Determine which type of survey is best for you; b) Estimate the cost of your survey; c) Conduct mail, telephone, and face-to-face surveys; d) Draw accurate samples; e) Write effective questionnaires; f) Compile and report results; g) Avoid common survey errors; h) Find reliable outside assistance; i) And much more. -- Back cover.
Subjects: Recherche, Sciences sociales, Research, Wetenschappelijke technieken, Enquêtes sociologiques, Survey-onderzoek
