A rich and diverse literature exists on the effects that human interviewers can have on
different aspects of the survey data collection process. This research synthesis uses the …

Interviewer effects can have a substantial impact on survey data and may be particularly
operant in public health surveys, where respondents are likely to be queried about racial …

Bringing together ten leading researchers in the field of deliberative democracy, this
important book examines the features of a Deliberative Mini-Public (DMP) and considers …

Black Americans are by far the most unified racial group in American electoral politics, with
80 to 90 percent identifying as Democrats—a surprising figure given that nearly a third now …

Taking into account both traditional and emerging modes, this comprehensive new
Handbook covers all major methodological and statistical issues in designing and analyzing …

This Handbook provides a uniquely comprehensive and scholarly overview of the latest
research on prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination. All chapters are written by eminent …

Bias and equivalence are key concepts in the methodology of cross-cultural studies. Bias is
a generic term for any challenge of the comparability of cross-cultural data; bias leads to …

Scholars of political behavior increasingly embed experimental designs in opinion surveys
by randomly assigning respondents alternative versions of questionnaire items. Such …

As reactions to the OJ Simpson verdict, the Rodney King beating, and the Amadou Diallo
killing make clear, whites and African Americans in the United States inhabit two different …

Polling and the Public helps readers become savvy consumers of public opinion polls,
offering solid grounding on how the media cover them, their use in campaigns and elections …