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1. Government
2. Links to Links
3. Professional Associations
4. Publications
5. Stats & Sampling
6. Universities
7. White Papers

Government   

1. British Economic Data
   BUBL LINK is the name of a catalogue of selected Internet resources covering all academic subject areas and catalogued according to DDC (Dewey Decimal Classification). All items are selected, evaluated, catalogued and described. Links are checked and fixed each month. LINK stands for Libraries of Networked Knowledge.
   
   
2. Centre for Applied Social Surveys
   
   
3. Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends
   
   
4. Police Research Group
   
   
5. Swedish Social Science Data Service
   
   
6. The National Centre for Social Research
   
   
7. The Statistical Office of the European Communities
   
   
8. U.S. Census Bureau Home Page
   
   
9. UK Data Archive
   
   
10. UK Home Office - Research and Statistics Department.
    
    
11. US National Trade Data Bank
    
    

Links to Links   

1. American Demographics & "Marketing Tools"
   
   
2. Bureau of Justice Assistance Evaluation Web Site
   Mostly links to evaluation resources.
   
   
3. EC-1 the evaluation clearinghouse
   links to many evaluation resources, in different categories, such as government, education, health, social research, social services. 
   
   
4. ERIC/AE Full Text Internet Library
   Here you will find links to some of the best full-text books, reports, journal articles, newsletter articles and papers on the Internet that address educational measurement, evaluation and learning theory." Geared mainly toward education, but see especially their sections on Evaluation and on Research Methods
   
   
5. Grounded Theory Methodology On The Web
   links to pages about grounded theory. Mainly articles about, but also links to more links. Also, for those who don't know about grounded theory, it is "a general methodology of analysis linked with data collection that uses a systematically applied set of methods to generate an inductive theory about a substantive area.
   
   
6. Julian Dierkes' Sociology Links at Princeton
   
   
7. links at American Evaluation Association
   The American Evaluation Association is an international professional association of evaluators devoted to the application and exploration of program evaluation
   
   
8. OASIS
   
   
9. Qualitative Research Resources on the Internet 
   links to qualitative methods pages.
   
   
10. Research Methods in the Social Sciences on the Internet
    from the Richter Library, University of Miami. Links to many different resources.
    
    
11. Research Methods Resources on the WWW
    A comprehensive list of survey resources, including publications, analysis, tips and tricks
    
    
12. Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources
    
    
13. Social Marketing
    some useful links for general evaluation.
    
    
14. Social Science Data Analysis Network
    
    
15. Social Science Research Methods: Resources for Teachers
    collects and organizes material of interest to teachers of research methods in the social sciences. This is primarily links to other pages, for example, qualitative resources, on line courses, and so forth. most of the pages were last updated 99.
    
    
16. Statistical Resources on the Web
    
    
17. The Qualitative Report
    An online journal dedicated to qualitative research and critical inquiry since 1990. Many very good articles about how to do qualitative research.
    
    
18. The World Wide Evaluation Information Gateway
    The WWW Virtual Library: Evaluation is an online database of high quality Internet resources related to social policy evaluation (for further information see brief on-line introduction to evaluation). At present
    
    
19. Welcome to QualPage
    resources for qualitative researchers.
    
    

Professional Associations   

1. Advertising Research Foundation (ARF)
   Founded in 1936 by the Association of National Advertisers and the American Association of Advertising Agencies, the Advertising Research Foundation (ARF) is a nonprofit corporate-membership association which is today the preeminent professional organization in the field of advertising, marketing and media research. Its combined membership represents more than 400 advertisers, advertising agencies, research firms, media companies, educational institutions and international organizations.
   
   
2. American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR)
   Our association supports more than 1,600 individuals who share an interest in public opinion and survey research.
   
   
3. American Marketing Association
   The American Marketing Association, one of the largest professional associations for marketers, has 38,000 members worldwide in every area of marketing. For over six decades the AMA has been an essential resource providing relevant marketing information that experienced marketers turn to everyday.
   
   
4. Association for Qualitative Research
   The AQR is the voice of UK qualitative research - run for qualitative researchers by qualitative researchers in response to their needs. It promotes their interests within the overall market research arena and the wider business world. The AQR is committed to raising professional standards through training, education and by establishing best practice. It also encourages debate and the development of new thinking in qualitative research, and provides a medium through which members can interact, offering mutual professional support.
   
   
5. Association for Survey Computing (ASC)
   The Association for Survey Computing exists to promote good practice in the application of computers and computing to all aspects of survey and statistical work. This it does by keeping its members up-to-date by means of one-day conferences, special events and regular publications and by supporting appropriate innovations.
   
   
6. Association of Users of Research Agencies (AURA)
   The Association of Users for Research Agencies aims to promote effective use of market research, to maintain standards, and to exchange experiences and information about research agencies and services. Membership is open to organisations that buy research on their own behalf. AURA holds at least four Full Meetings each year, in London, plus meetings of special interest groups, and regular member surveys.
   
   
7. British Healthcare Business Intelligence Association (BHBIA)
   In 2001, after more than 20 years as the British Pharmaceutical Market Research Group, BPMRG changed its name to reflect the wider roles of its members and to expand beyond pharmaceuticals to industries, agencies and independents in the broader healthcare sector. As well as the annual conference, BHBIA runs training courses and holds one-day meetings throughout the year.
   
   
8. British Market Research Association (BMRA)
   BMRA is the single industry association representing British companies which specialise in professional market research. We offer a FREE online search facility called Selectline, which matches research buyers with appropriate quality assured market research companies (www.bmra.org.uk/selectline). The BMRA offers cost effective education courses on market research topics for all levels of experience.
   
   
9. Broadcasters' Audience Research Board Ltd (BARB)
   The Broadcasters' Audience Research Board Ltd acts as an executive management body on behalf of the TV industry. BARB is a provider of information to all elements of the television industry, broadcasters, advertising/media buying agencies and advertisers. It uses professional research suppliers to conduct and report on audience research. For more information visit the BARB website.
   
   
10. Business Intelligence Group (BIG)
    BIG is the autonomous organisation dedicated to supporting and promoting the interests of individuals involved in any aspect of business intelligence and market research. All membership interests are represented - whether as information users or suppliers. It provides a platform to reflect business intelligence and research issues for all those with shared interests, and to develop networking opportunities. Through the various media of newsletters, seminars, conferences and web-based communications, current and impending issues are reviewed and discussed. Collectively, BIG champions the cause of better business research within the highest executive levels of organisations representing all market sectors. The annual conference is established as the leading opportunity to review strategic positions within the business intelligence community. Membership is open to all, without pre-qualification, except that members agree to abide by the professional code of conduct, adopted from the MRS (Market Research Society) and ESOMAR organisations. Members get the benefits of reciprocal arrangements with the MRS, other specialist research organisations, and like-minded interest groups within the broader marketing arena.
    
    
11. Business Marketing Association (BMA)
    BMA develops and delivers benefits, services, information, skill enhancement, and networking opportunities that help its members grow, develop, and succeed throughout their business-to-business careers.
    
    
12. Business Research and Marketing Association (BRMA)
    BRMA is the successor organization to IMRAC (originally formed in 1977). BRMA is an incorporated not-for-profit association serving those active in the fields of business-to-business marketing and marketing research. Our services to members include professional development through our annual seminar series, dissemination of information through our newsletter, NetWork, and through publications such as 'The Canadian B2B Research Sourcebook' the essential guide to doing secondary or desk research.
    
    
13. Canadian Advertising Research Foundation (CARF)
    CARF alerts its members to developments in these areas and, as an independent industry body, assists them in evaluating media and advertising research methods and studies.
    
    
14. Canadian Association of Marketing Research Organisation (CAMRO)
    CAMRO exists to foster among marketing research companies high standards of quality and professionalism.
    
    
15. Canadian Marketing Association
    The Canadian Marketing Association (CMA) is the largest marketing association in Canada representing the integration and convergence of all marketing disciplines, channels and technologies. CMA's 800 corporate members include Canada's major financial institutions, insurance companies, publishers, retailers, charitable organizations, agencies, relationship marketers and those involved in e-business and Internet marketing. Examples include companies such as Microsoft Canada, The Shopping Channel, Reader's Digest, the Bank of Montreal, Xerox Canada,and Bell Canada.
    
    
16. Centre for Applied Social Surveys
    CASS operates in two areas
    
    
17. Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends
    Founded in 1994, the Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends (CREST) is an Economic & Social Research Council Research Centre based jointly at the National Centre for Social Research (formerly SCPR) in London - Britain’s largest independent social research institute - and the Department of Sociology, University of Oxford.
    
    
18. Classification Society of North America
    The CSNA is a nonprofit interdisciplinary organization whose purposes are to promote the scientific study of classification and clustering (including systematic methods of creating classifications from data)
    
    
19. Council of American Survey Research Organizations
    The Council of American Survey Research Organizations (CASRO) is the trade association of survey research businesses, representing nearly 200 companies and research operations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
    
    
20. European Consortium for Political Research
    The European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) is an independent, scholarly association, which supports and encourages the training, research and cross-national cooperation of approximately 8,000 political scientists in over 300 institutions throughout Europe and beyond.
    
    
21. European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research
    ESOMAR is the World Association of Opinion and Marketing Research Professionals. European by origin, global by nature, ESOMAR, founded in 1948 as the European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research, unites over 4000 members in 100 countries, both users and providers of research. Members come from all industry sectors, from advertising and media agencies, universities and business schools as well as public institutions and government authorities.
    
    
22. FAST Europe
    The FAST organization was established as a broad-based industry coalition that is dedicated to accelerating the development of digital marketing and its integration into the mainstream marketing mix.
    
    
23. Independent Consultants Group (ICG)
    ICG is an independent non-profit association run by a voluntary committee and its members. It is affiliated to the MRS and has relationships with many other professional associations in the B2B and FMCG sectors. The ICG represents small market research consultancies and independent market researchers by: Promoting their value and expertise to research buyers; Encouraging networking and the sharing of ideas and experiences; Keeping members abreast of the latest research techniques, issues and legislation affecting the industry.
    
    
24. International Association for Social Science Information Service & Technology
    IASSIST is an international organization of professionals working in and with information technology and data services to support research and teaching in the social sciences.
    
    
25. International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)
    The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) is the premier international knowledge network for professionals engaged in strategic business communication management.
    
    
26. Interviewer Quality Control Scheme (IQCS)
    The IQCS is an independent legal entity run by a council of management elected by the membership and industry bodies. Member companies are bound by the nature of their membership agreement to adhere to IQCS minimum standards for data collection. An important and fundamental feature of the Scheme is an annual independent audit.
    
    
27. Market Research Society of Australia (MRSA)
    The Market Research Society of Australia Limited (MRSA) is a not-for-profit professional membership body of more than 1,900 market research professionals who are dedicated to increasing the standard and understanding of market research in Australia. The Society assists members to develop their careers by heightening professional standards and ethics in the fields of marketing and social research.
    
    
28. Marketing Research Association
    MRA promotes excellence in the opinion and marketing research industry by providing members with a variety of opportunities for advancing and expanding their marketing research and related business skills. To protect the marketing research environment, we will act as an advocate with appropriate government entities, other associations, and the public.
    
    
29. National Council on Public Polls (NCPP)
    The National Council on Public Polls (NCPP) is an association of polling organizations established in 1969. Its mission is to set the highest professional standards for public opinion pollsters, and to advance the understanding, among politicians, the media and general public, of how polls are conducted and how to interpret poll results. Since its inception, NCPP has sponsored seminars, workshops and press conferences in Washington and New York to promote better understanding and reporting of public opinion polls.
    
    
30. National Readership Surveys Ltd (NRS)
    The NRS is a non-profit-making organisation, which sets out to provide estimates of the number and nature of the people who read UK newspapers and consumer magazines. It provides a common currency of readership estimates for both newspapers and magazines, and currently publishes data covering some 250 different publications.
    
    
31. Professional Marketing Research Society in Canada
    The Professional Marketing Research Society is a non-profit organization for marketing research professionals engaged in marketing
    
    
32. Qualitative Research Consultants Association
    Welcome to the QRCA - a not-for-profit organization with the primary goal of enhancing the quality and standards in the qualitative research industry.
    
    
33. Quantitative Usability Methods: Surveys
    
    
34. Radio Joint Audience Research Ltd (RAJAR)
    RAJAR is the management body set up to operate an audience measurement system for the radio industry. RAJAR provides information, on a subscription basis, to radio stations, advertising/media buying agencies and advertisers. Data collection and reporting is carried out by a research agency on long term contract.
    
    
35. Research Industry Coalition (RIC)
    The members of the Research Industry Coalition (RIC) are the leading professional and trade associations in the fields of marketing and opinion research. We rely on public cooperation to gather information that is used to understand the public’s reactions to government policy and social and political events. This information is also used to understand the public’s preferences for products and services and the rationale for those choices.
    
    
36. Royal Economic Society
    Now in its second century, the Royal Economic Society is one of the oldest economic associations in the world. Currently it has over 3,300 individual members, of whom 60 per cent live outside the United Kingdom. It is a professional association which promotes the encouragement of the study of economic science in academic life, government service, banking, industry and public affairs.
    
    
37. Social Research Association (SRA)
    The Social Research Association was founded to advance the conduct, development and application of social research. The Association runs an extensive programme of good value training days and seminars and holds an annual conference. Members receive a quarterly newsletter and a detailed Directory of Members, and enjoy access to a website with 'hot links' to other websites.
    
    
38. Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center
    SEDAC, the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center, is one of the Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in the Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. SEDAC focuses on human interactions in the environment. Its mission is to develop and operate applications that support the integration of socioeconomic and Earth science data and to serve as an "Information Gateway" between the Earth and social sciences.
    
    
39. The Council for Marketing and Opinion Research (CMOR)
    CMOR is a non-profit organization which works on behalf of the survey research industry: to improve respondent cooperation in research; to promote positive legislation and prevent restrictive legislation which could impact the survey research industry
    
    
40. The European Trade Organisation for Professional Market Research Companies
    The professional interests of individual researchers have been served by national and international research societies for many years. There has been a distinct absence of an association which would represent the corporate and business interests of European market research agencies - one whose main aim is to help you win more business. To fill this gap, 32 independent research agencies founded the Association of European Market Research Institutes (AEMRI) at a meeting in Bruges in early 1991. By 2002 the Association had grown to over 94 members in 36 countries.
    
    
41. The Market Research Quality Standards Association (MRQSA)
    MRQSA was set up to develop minimum standards for market research, data collection and data processing, which have now evolved into a British standard - BS 7911. Independent assessments of companies is also arranged by MRQSA so that compliance with standards can be verified. See pages 30-31 for further information.
    
    
42. The National Centre for Social Research
    Specialising in high quality social surveys and qualitative research for the development and evaluation of public policy, the National Centre for Social Research has an international reputation in its field. The major part of the institute’s work lies in the design, conduct and analysis of quantitative social surveys on behalf of various public bodies, including central government, research councils, charitable trusts, and foundations.
    
    
43. The UK Market Research Society
    With over 8,000 members in more than 50 countries, The Market Research Society is the world's largest international membership organisation for professional researchers and others engaged or interested in market, social and opinion research.
    
    
44. UK Economic and Social Research Council
    The Economic and Social Research Council's Role is to promote and support, by any means, high quality basic, strategic and applied research and related postgraduate training in the social sciences; to advance knowledge and provide trained social scientists who meet the needs of users and beneficiaries, thereby contributing to the economic competitiveness of the United Kingdom, the effectiveness of public services and policy, and the quality of life; to provide advice on, and disseminate knowledge and promote public understanding of the social sciences.
    
    
45. Viewing Facilities Association (VFA)
    The Viewing Facility Association exists to encourage best practice amongst viewing facilities in the UK. Our aim is to create and maintain a quality industry standard amongst viewing facilities nationwide. MRS membership is compulsory for all companies within the organisation, which ensures they abide by the Code of Conduct and acknowledges the VFA as an approved association..
    
    

Publications   

1. American Demographics & "Marketing Tools"
   Reports on American demographic research
   
   
2. American Marketing Association's Greenbook
   A WHO's WHO for finding suppliers of over 400 types of marketing research services including: advertising, brand, media and product research, analytical services, computer services and programs, interviewing, surveys and technical services.
   
   
3. CNN--All Politics
   Go to this CNN site, enter a search with the key word "POLL" How many results do you get? Examine these public opinion polls--do they do a good job of giving you enough information to allow you to trust and/or believe the results?
   
   
4. Communication World
   The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) is the premier international knowledge network for professionals engaged in strategic business communication management.
   
   
5. Electronic Journals in Sociology (University of Waterloo)
   Some Electronic journals in Sociology
   
   
6. Electronic Periodicals (WWW V-Lib)
   WWW Virtual Library: Sociology Electronic Journals and Newsletters
   
   
7. General Social Survey Codebook
   The GSS (General Social Survey) is an almost annual, "omnibus," personal interview survey of U.S. households conducted by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC). The first survey took place in 1972 and since then more than 38,000 respondents have answered over 3,260 different questions.
   
   
8. Journal of Marketing Research
   AMA publications are for marketers like you who need sound advice to make timely and informed decisions. In each issue you'll discover real-world marketing applications because articles are written by leading professionals who face the same types of challenges you meet every day.
   
   
9. Online Directory of Qualitative Research Services
   
   
10. Political Methodology and Survey Research
    The University of British Columbia produces an online political methodology and survey research library. According to UBC 'The UBC Library will be a provincial, national and international leader in the development, provision and delivery of outstanding information resources and services that are essential to learning, research and the creation of knowledge at UBC and beyond'.
    
    
11. Political Science Virtual Library
    
    
12. Quirk's Marketing Research Review
    
    
13. Research Resources for the Social Sciences
    Research resources for the social sciences
    
    
14. Social Research Update
    a quarterly electronic journal that covers new developments in social research.
    
    
15. Social Science Data Collection - University of California at San Diego
    To provide easy access to raw numeric data, allowing each user to identify, locate, and obtain the data needed as quickly as possible for the computing environment of his or her choice.
    
    
16. Social Science Data on the Internet
    University of California. Search or browse our listing of 748 Internet sites of numeric Social Science statistical data, data catalogs, data libraries, social science gateways, addresses and more.
    
    
17. Social Science Research Methods and Statistics: Resources for Teachers - Southern Illinois Universit
    Social Science Research Methods: Resources for Teachers collects and organizes material of interest to teachers of research methods in the social sciences.
    
    
18. Social Science Statistical Laboratory (Yale)
    The Social Science Statistical Laboratory (StatLab) supports technology classrooms and computing facilities for the Yale University research and teaching community. The StatLab serves as a statistical information center for research and quantitative analysis providing in-depth consulting for statistical software, quantitative methods, Social Science data resources, geospatial resources and analysis, and technical developments relevant to Social Science computing.
    
    
19. Social Sciences Data Collection
    Over 5000 studies with data suitable for analysis with statistical software are available for downloading from the University of California, San Diego.
    
    
20. Sociology E-Journals (Yale)
    Sociology journals, both print and online
    
    
21. The Polling Report
    An independent, nonpartisan resource on trends in American public opinion.
    
    
22. The World Advertising Research Center
    The World Advertising Research Center (WARC) is the leading supplier of intelligence to the global marketing, advertising, media and research communities. Many of its unrivalled products have been serving the needs of this market for more than 40 years. WARC is an independent organisation and works closely with trade associations, industry bodies and blue chip companies around the world, including the Advertising Research Foundation, Institute of Practitioners in Advertising, ACNielsen and Young & Rubicam.
    
    
23. Top20Free
    Free tools and services, including survey tools like SySurvey
    
    
24. Training and Development
    Am. Soc. of Training & Development
    
    
25. World Map of Social Science Data Archives - Council For European Social Science Data Archives
    Welcome to the CESSDA (Council of European Social Science Data Archives) home pages. CESSDA promotes the acquisition, archiving and distribution of electronic data for social science teaching and research in Europe. It encourages the exchange of data and technology and fosters the development of new organisations in sympathy with its aims. It associates and cooperates with other international organisations sharing similar objectives.
    
    

Stats & Sampling   

1. A brief guide to statistics
   
   
2. A Sociological Quiz of Confidence Intervals
   
   
3. Aerixon.Com - Online Resources for Market Research Professionals
   Important and useful information and resources for online market research professionals and E-Commerce business development.
   
   
4. BUILDING ON AND CHALLENGING STUDENTS' INTUITIONS ABOUT ProBABILITY
   CAN WE IMPROVE UNDERGRADUATE LEARNING
   
   
5. Confidence Interval for a Population Mean
   
   
6. Confidence Interval for a Proportion
   
   
7. Confidence Intervals
   
   
8. Confidence Intervals for the Beginner
   
   
9. How to play "Blackjack"?
   Does knowing probability help? Yes.
   
   
10. Inference and Confidence Intervals
    
    
11. INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS: CONCEPTS, MODELS, AND APPLICATIONS
    an online text by David W. Stockburger at Southwest Missouri State University
    
    
12. Irony Games' Dice Server On-web dice rolling
    
    
13. Math Forum Internet Resource Collection
    Probability
    
    
14. More confidence intervals
    Link to this site and scroll down the page to the Table of Contents
    
    
15. Notes on sampling, descriptive statistics, the central limit theorem, and estimation
    
    
16. Probability Sampling
    A mini-lecture that explains different techniques in sampling. From "The Knowledge Base" by William M. K. Trochim.
    
    
17. Random Number Calculator:
    Need some random numbers "hi-tech" style? Don't have access to a Table of Random Numbers to do simple random sampling? Click to the "Research Randomizer" by Geoffrey C. Urbaniak.
    
    
18. Random Number Table
    A lo-tech solution to simple random sampling.
    
    
19. StatConcepts: A Visual Tour of Statistical Ideas
    
    
20. Statistical Analysis
    An introduction to basic statistics
    
    
21. Statistical Hypothesis Tests
    from SPC Essentials and Productivity Improvement: A Manufacturing Approach by William A. Levinson and Francis Tumbelty (1996, ASQC Quality Press)
    
    
22. Statistical Inference
    a general site full of notes about descriptive statistics and inference (note: much of the site is dedicated on how to do statistics on a specific computer).
    
    
23. Statistics 30X Class Notes
    
    
24. Statistics Canada
    
    
25. Statistics on the Web
    
    
26. Stat's Jeopardy
    
    
27. SurfStat.australia
    SUMMARIZING AND PRESENTING DATA
    
    
28. The Sample Size Calculator
    Confidence intervals can also give insight into how large our sample should be.
    
    
29. The Survey System
    
    

Universities   

1. Center For Public Interest Polling - Rutgers University
   
   
2. Center for the Social Sciences - Columbia University
   
   
3. Central Archive for Empirical Social Research (ZA) - University of Cologne
   
   
4. Centre for Applied Social Surveys -Universities of Southampton and Surrey
   
   
5. Council of European Social Sciences Data Archives - Institut D'Études Politiques De Grenoble
   
   
6. Docking Institute of Public Affairs - Fort Hays State University
   
   
7. Florida International University's Public Opinion Center
   
   
8. Gallup Research Center - University of Nebraska-Lincoln
   
   
9. Health Survey and Opinion Research Laboratory - Wichita State University
   
   
10. Indiana University's Center for Survey Research
    
    
11. Institute for Communication Research - University of Alabama
    
    
12. Institute for Research in Social Science - University of North Carolina
    
    
13. Institute for Social and Economic Research - Cornell University
    
    
14. Institute for Social Research (ISR) Homepage - York University
    
    
15. Institute of Social and Economic Research - University of Alaska
    
    
16. Joint Program (M.A. and Ph.D.) for Survey Methodology - U of Maryland and U of Michigan
    
    
17. Louisiana Population Data Center - Louisiana State University
    
    
18. M.A. in Public Opinion - U of Connecticut
    
    
19. Marist Institute for Public Opinion - Marist College
    
    
20. National Network of State Polls (NNSP)
    
    
21. Oregon Survey Research Laboratory - University of Oregon
    
    
22. Policy Research Institute - University of Kansas
    
    
23. Princeton Survey Research Center
    
    
24. Public Opinion Laboratory - Brown University
    
    
25. Public Opinion Programme - Hong Kong University
    
    
26. Public Policy Research Centers - University of Missouri-St. Louis
    
    
27. Research Engine for the Social Scientist (Harvard)
    
    
28. Social and Economic Sciences Research Center - Washington State University
    
    
29. Social Research Laboratory - Northern Arizona University
    
    
30. Social Science Data Laboratory - University of Colorado
    
    
31. Social Science Research Facility - University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
    
    
32. Social Science Research Laboratory - San Diego State
    
    
33. Social Science Statistical Laboratory - Yale University
    
    
34. Survey Research and Methodology Graduate M.A. - U of Nebraska
    
    
35. Survey Research Center - Oregon State University
    
    
36. Survey Research Center - U of California-Berkeley
    
    
37. Survey Research Center - U of California-Los Angeles
    
    
38. Survey Research Center - University of Georgia
    
    
39. Survey Research Center - University of Maryland
    
    
40. Survey Research Center - University of Wyoming
    
    
41. Survey Research Center at Research Triangle Institute
    
    
42. Survey Research Laboratory - Arizona State University
    
    
43. Survey Research Laboratory - Florida State University
    
    
44. Survey Research Laboratory - Virginia Commonwealth University
    
    
45. Survey Research Unit - Urban Studies Institute - University of Louisville
    
    
46. Survey Section of the Statistical Lab - Iowa State University
    
    
47. The Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research
    
    
48. The Center for Economic & Management Research- U. of Oklahoma
    
    
49. The Center for Political Studies (U of Michigan)
    
    
50. The Center for Social Research - Lehigh University
    
    
51. The Center for Survey Research - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    
    
52. The Center for Survey Research-Ohio State
    
    
53. The Center for Urban and Public Affairs - Wright State University
    
    
54. The Institute for Policy Research Survey Research Center - University of Cincinnati
    
    
55. The Institute for Public Policy - University of New Mexico
    
    
56. The National Opinion Research Center - University of Chicago
    
    
57. The Population Research Laboratory, Department of Sociology - University of Alberta
    
    
58. The Public Opinion Laboratory at Indiana University - Purdue University
    
    
59. The Roper Center for Public Opinion - University of Connecticut
    
    
60. The Social Science Research Center - Mississippi State University
    
    
61. The Survey Center - University of New Hampshire
    
    
62. The Survey Research Center - Princeton University
    
    
63. The Survey Research Center (U of Michigan)
    
    
64. The University of Akron Survey Research Center
    
    
65. University of Pittsburg's University Center for Social and Urban Research
    
    
66. University of Virginia's Survey Research Center
    
    
67. University of Wisconsin-Madison - Survey Center
    
    
68. Wisconsin Survey Research Laboratory - U of Wisconsin-Madison
    
    
69. Yale Library Selected Internet Resources Sociology
    
    

White Papers   

1. A Guide to Longitudinal Resources
   
   
2. A Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace Matters of Theory
   
   
3. A STUDENT'S GUIDE TO REFERENCING ON-LINE INFORMATION SOURCES IN SOCIAL STUDIES
   
   
4. An Example of a Questionnaire
   (about perceptions of crime)
   
   
5. Conducting Needs Assessment Surveys - Community Toolchest (U of Kansas)
   
   
6. Conducting survey research over the internet & through e-mail
   
   
7. Constructing the Questionnaire 
   A comprehensive step by step guide
   
   
8. Dead Sociologists' Society
   
   
9. Design Controls in the Social Experiment
   
   
10. Ethical Guidelines for Statistical Practice
    from the American Statistical Association
    
    
11. Gender and Gender Inequality (Allyn & Bacon)
    
    
12. Guide to Conducting Customer Surveys
    
    
13. Guide to Questionnaires and Surveys
    
    
14. How to Conduct a Survey
    
    
15. How to Put Questionnaires on the Internet
    Presented by: Dr Paul Kenyon
    
    
16. Improving the Quality of Research Proposals
    Author: Andrew Macoun, World Bank
    
    
17. METHODS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH
    Instructor: Gene H. Starbuck, Ph.D (Mesa State College).--includes online presentations of subjects.
    
    
18. Praxis Theory Into Action
    
    
19. Race, Ethnicity and Inequality (Allyn & Bacon)
    
    
20. Reflections on Determining Authorship Credit and Authorship Order on Faculty
    Student Collaborations by Mark A. Fine and Lawrence A. Kurdek. This article explores the ethical guidelines for crediting authorship in student-professor collaborative efforts.
    
    
21. Research Involving Human Subjects
    A guideline for filing a request with the USI Institution Review Board
    
    
22. Research Methods
    Social and Behavioral Sciences (recently updated & full of good stuff)
    
    
23. Research Methods and Statistics
    sample syllabus by Dr. John B. Gatewood
    
    
24. Research Now!
    Conducting a literature review via the internet
    
    
25. Research Resources for the Social Sciences
    
    
26. Research Resources on Tests & Surveys
    to help you to locate and use resources for testing, survey, questionnaire, and scale construction.
    
    
27. Resources for Social Researchers
    
    
28. SOCIOLOGY RESEARCH PAPER
    
    
29. Survey Research
    A tutorial for beginners by William Trochim
    
    
30. The Do's & Don'ts of Writing Questionnaire Items
    
    
31. The Internet as a Teaching Tool
    Author: Joan Ferrante
    
    
32. THE RESEARCH PAPER
    This site posted by the Department of Sociology & Anthropology at Trinity University covers the design and rationale of a social research paper.
    
    
33. The Research Process
    A step by step guide to perform a research project.
    
    
34. The Survey Builder
    
    
35. University of Southern Indiana Research Integrity Policy 
    Procedures to be Followed in Cases of Allegations of Dishonesty or Misconduct in Research