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1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 685 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
Selected and rev. papers and summaries of workshop deliberations, from the 7th International Conference on Travel Survey Methods, held Aug. 1-6, 2004, in Herradura, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Cover -- Front Cover -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1 Travel Survey Methods in Latin America -- REGIONAL ENQUIRY ABOUT TRAVEL SURVEY METHODS -- THE CASE OF CHILE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2 Household Travel Surveys: Proposed Standards and Guidelines -- INTRODUCTION -- DESIGN OF SURVEY INSTRUMENTS -- DESIGN OF DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURES -- PILOT SURVEYS AND PRETESTS -- SURVEY IMPLEMENTATION -- DATA CODING INCLUDING GEOCODING -- DATA ANALYSIS AND EXPANSION -- ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3 Survey Design: The Past, the Present and the Future -- INTRODUCTION -- THE PAST -- THE PRESENT -- THE FUTURE -- CLOSING REMARKS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 Survey Design -- OVERVIEW -- SYNOPSIS OF WORKSHOP DELIBERATIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5 Sample Design and Total Survey Error -- INTRODUCTION -- SAMPLE DESIGN AND OTHER ASPECTS OF TRAVEL SURVEYS -- IMPORTANCE OF THE SAMPLE FRAME -- SAMPLING -- SAMPLE SIZE AND ESTIMATION OF ERROR -- DETERMINING THE SAMPLE SIZE BASED ON MULTIPLE VARIABLES -- SAMPLE DESIGN FOR THE BELGRADE 2002 SURVEY -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6 Sample Design -- INTRODUCTION -- SAMPLE DESIGN -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7 Instrument Design: Decisions and Procedures -- INTRODUCTION -- THE SURVEY MODE -- WRITING QUESTIONS -- CONSTRUCTING QUESTIONNAIRES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8 Instrument Design Standards and Guidelines -- INTRODUCTION -- AGREEING AND SPREADING STANDARDS -- A GOOD PRACTICE RESOURCE -- METHOD -- EQUIVALENCE ACROSS SURVEY MODES -- TRANSLATION ACROSS LOCATIONS, CULTURES, AND LANGUAGES -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 9 Scheduling Considerations in Household Travel Surveys -- INTRODUCTION -- SCHEDULING CONSIDERATIONS -- THE TRAVEL PERIOD -- PRE-TRAVEL ACTIVITIES -- POST-TRAVEL ACTIVITIES -- SCHEDULE OVERVIEW -- INTERVIEWER SELECTION, TRAINING, AND ASSIGNMENT -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 10 Proxy Respondents in Household Travel Surveys -- INTRODUCTION -- DATA AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 11 Survey Implementation -- INTRODUCTION -- RECOMMENDED STANDARDS -- 'MISSING' STANDARDS IDENTIFED BY THE WORKSHOP -- IN CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 12 The Metropolitan Travel Survey Archive: A Case Study in Archiving -- INTRODUCTION -- METADATA -- THE METROPOLITAN TRAVEL SURVEY ARCHIVE PROJECT -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 13 Processing, Analysis, and Archiving of Travel Survey Data -- INTRODUCTION -- DATA PROCESSING -- DATA ANALYSIS -- DOCUMENTATION AND PRESERVATION -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 14 Processing, Analysing, and Archiving Standards and Guidelines -- INTRODUCTION --ti. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Choice of transportation -- Research -- Methodology -- Congresses.
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Choice of transportation -- Research. |
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Methodology. |
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Choice of transportation. |
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Surveys -- Methodology -- Congresses.
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Surveys -- Methodology. |
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Surveys. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Stopher, Peter R.
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Stecher, Cheryl.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: International Conference on Travel Survey Methods (7th : 2004 : Herradura, Puntarenas, Costa Rica). Travel survey methods. 1st ed. Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2006 0080446620 (DLC) 2006048488 (OCoLC)70059516 |
| ISBN |
9780080464022 (electronic book) |
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0080464025 (electronic book) |
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0080464017 (electronic book) |
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9780080464015 (electronic book) |
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0080446620 (Cloth) |
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9780080446622 (hardback) |
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