Arlene Fink (PhD) is Professor of Medicine and Public Health at the University of California, Los Angeles, and president of the Langley Research Institute. Her main interests include evaluation and survey research and the conduct of research literature reviews as well as the evaluation of their quality. Dr. Fink has conducted scores of evaluation studies in public health, medicine, and education. She is on the faculty of UCLA’s Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program and is a scientific and evaluation advisor to UCLA’s Gambling Studies and IMPACT (Improving Access, Counseling & Treatment for Californians with Prostate Cancer) programs. She consults nationally and internationally for agencies such as L’institut de Promotion del la Prévention Secondaire en Addictologie (IPPSA) in Paris, France, and Peninsula Health in Victoria, Australia. Professor Fink has taught and lectured extensively all over the world and is the author of more than 130 peer-reviewed articles and 15 textbooks.

"Good coverage of target populations and samples, and statistics of sampling. Logical progression through the material with good use of examples."

• How to Sample in Surveys: Learning ObjectivesCh 1. Target Populations and SamplesChecklist for Obtaining a Sample That Represents the TargetProbability SamplingSimple Random SamplingStratified Random SamplingSystematic SamplingCluster SamplingNonprobability SamplingConvenience SamplingSnowball SamplingQuota SamplingFocus GroupsCommonly Used Probability and Nonprobability Sampling MethodsCh 2. Statistics and SamplesSampling ErrorEstimating the Standard Error for Simple Random SamplesSample Size: How Much Is Enough?Checklist of Factors to Consider When Calculating Sample SizeCalculating Sample SizeChecklist of Questions to Ask When Determining Sample SizeHelp With Sample Size and PowerSampling Units and the Unit of AnalysisAcceptable Response RateGuidelines for Promoting Responses and Minimizing Response BiasCalculating the Response RateExercisesAnswersSuggested ReadingsGlossaryAbout the Author

Arlene Fink (PhD) is Professor of Medicine and Public Health at the University of California, Los Angeles, and president of the Langley Research Institute. Her main interests include evaluation and survey research and the conduct of research literature reviews as well as the evaluation of their quality. Dr. Fink has conducted scores of evaluation studies in public health, medicine, and education. She is on the faculty of UCLA’s Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program and is a scientific and evaluation advisor to UCLA’s Gambling Studies and IMPACT (Improving Access, Counseling & Treatment for Californians with Prostate Cancer) programs. She consults nationally and internationally for agencies such as L’institut de Promotion del la Prévention Secondaire en Addictologie (IPPSA) in Paris, France, and Peninsula Health in Victoria, Australia. Professor Fink has taught and lectured extensively all over the world and is the author of more than 130 peer-reviewed articles and 15 textbooks.

"Good coverage of target populations and samples, and statistics of sampling. Logical progression through the material with good use of examples."

• How to Sample in Surveys: Learning ObjectivesCh 1. Target Populations and SamplesChecklist for Obtaining a Sample That Represents the TargetProbability SamplingSimple Random SamplingStratified Random SamplingSystematic SamplingCluster SamplingNonprobability SamplingConvenience SamplingSnowball SamplingQuota SamplingFocus GroupsCommonly Used Probability and Nonprobability Sampling MethodsCh 2. Statistics and SamplesSampling ErrorEstimating the Standard Error for Simple Random SamplesSample Size: How Much Is Enough?Checklist of Factors to Consider When Calculating Sample SizeCalculating Sample SizeChecklist of Questions to Ask When Determining Sample SizeHelp With Sample Size and PowerSampling Units and the Unit of AnalysisAcceptable Response RateGuidelines for Promoting Responses and Minimizing Response BiasCalculating the Response RateExercisesAnswersSuggested ReadingsGlossaryAbout the Author

Arlene Fink (PhD) is Professor of Medicine and Public Health at the University of California, Los Angeles, and president of the Langley Research Institute. Her main interests include evaluation and survey research and the conduct of research literature reviews as well as the evaluation of their quality. Dr. Fink has conducted scores of evaluation studies in public health, medicine, and education. She is on the faculty of UCLA’s Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program and is a scientific and evaluation advisor to UCLA’s Gambling Studies and IMPACT (Improving Access, Counseling & Treatment for Californians with Prostate Cancer) programs. She consults nationally and internationally for agencies such as L’institut de Promotion del la Prévention Secondaire en Addictologie (IPPSA) in Paris, France, and Peninsula Health in Victoria, Australia. Professor Fink has taught and lectured extensively all over the world and is the author of more than 130 peer-reviewed articles and 15 textbooks.

"Good coverage of target populations and samples, and statistics of sampling. Logical progression through the material with good use of examples."

• How to Sample in Surveys: Learning ObjectivesCh 1. Target Populations and SamplesChecklist for Obtaining a Sample That Represents the TargetProbability SamplingSimple Random SamplingStratified Random SamplingSystematic SamplingCluster SamplingNonprobability SamplingConvenience SamplingSnowball SamplingQuota SamplingFocus GroupsCommonly Used Probability and Nonprobability Sampling MethodsCh 2. Statistics and SamplesSampling ErrorEstimating the Standard Error for Simple Random SamplesSample Size: How Much Is Enough?Checklist of Factors to Consider When Calculating Sample SizeCalculating Sample SizeChecklist of Questions to Ask When Determining Sample SizeHelp With Sample Size and PowerSampling Units and the Unit of AnalysisAcceptable Response RateGuidelines for Promoting Responses and Minimizing Response BiasCalculating the Response RateExercisesAnswersSuggested ReadingsGlossaryAbout the Author