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survey methods  

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  • Survey research is a type of field research that involves the use of a questionnaire to collect information from a sample of respondents. When the sample of survey respondents has been carefully selected, information collected from the sample can be used to draw inferences about the larger population from which the sample was drawn. [Source: Encyclopedia of Group Processes & Intergroup Relations; Survey Methods]

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