The Total Survey Error Approach: A Guide to the New Science of Survey Research

"An interesting account of survey research for statisticians, mathematicians and scientists who are interested in developing the practical aspects of knowledge for survey research."-- "Journal of the Royal Statistical Society"

"The science of survey methodology has at most acted as a brake on practitioners, preventing them from heading off too far in the wrong direction. As an accessible and thorough review of findings in survey methodology, this book is well able to apply such a brake."--Robert Johns "Political Studies Review"

"The Total Survey Error Approach is well written and accessible. There is no other text that takes such a broad view of the field in such a straightforward fashion."

--Michael W. Traugott, University of Michigan

"Innovative and distinctive, this book will appeal to a wide scholarly audience, particularly those interested in a single volume that covers the area on a sophisticated and theoretical level, reviews most of the relevant literature, and gives the tools to actually do a survey."

--Ronald Rapoport, The College of William & Mary

"This book is appropriate for many survey research methods courses. It will be useful for both instructors and survey research professionals. I would use it in my survey methods class and recommend it to the staff in my organization."

--John Kennedy, director of the Center for Survey Research, Indiana University