Survey Research Methods (PH-0222)

Fall 2024 · PH 0222 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

This course uses real world examples to introduce students to basic survey methodology and data management. Students have the opportunity to practice the fundamentals of good survey design and how to enter, code and clean the data one collects. Topics include formulating research questions, sampling, sample size determination, linking instruments to conceptual frameworks, principles of item construction and scale development, modes of survey administration, and qualitative methods. During the laboratory component of the course, students learn how to develop and maintain a documentation system, create data entry screens, verify the accuracy of data entry, clean data, merge and subset data files, derive new variables, conduct descriptive analyses and summarize results.

Course codes: PH-0222, PH 0222, PH0222, PH-222, PH 222, PH222

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