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5. SURVEY RESEARCH
• Nature of surveys
• Error in survey research
• Respondent error, administrative error
• Rate of thumb estimates for systematic error
• Reduction in survey error
• Survey research methods:
- Interviews
- Self administered questionnaire
- Observations
- Experimental research
6. MEASUREMENT AND SCALING TECHNIQUES
• What to measure
• Types of scale
• Index measures
• 3 criteria for good measurement
8. SAMPLING
• Sample: Termnology, concepts, types of sampling
• Appropriate sampling design
• Determination of appropriate sample size
Reference books
• Zikmund : Business Research Methods ( South Western: 2003 ):
Relevant chapters
• Donald R. Cooper: Business Research Methods (TMH: Latest edition):
Supplementary text.