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Infrastructure for Survey Data Processing in Urban and Planning Studies

Infrastructure for Survey Data Processing in Urban and Planning Studies
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Author(s): Randall J. Olsen (Ohio State University, USA)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 20
Source title: Online Research Methods in Urban and Planning Studies: Design and Outcomes
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Carlos Nunes Silva (University of Lisbon, Portugal)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0074-4.ch002

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Abstract

Applied social science research has increasingly come to rely on surveys to generate detailed data, especially on firms, persons, and households, needed to study social phenomena. The methods used to collect survey data have changed substantially in the past quarter century and appear on the cusp of changing again with the rise of Web-based technologies. These changes can be best implemented by adopting computational methods designed for relational databases. This is true not only for survey data, but also administrative data that government agencies collect, store, and use. In this chapter, the author explains how these changes are best accommodated and how new telecommunications technologies, including Voice over Internet and smart phones, fit into this new paradigm. These techniques dominate survey data collection for urban studies and other fields.

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