Handbook of Methods of Empirical Social Research

The handbook systematically compares the similarities and differences regarding issues, principles, approaches, standards, and quality criteria for various qualitative and quantitative methods of social research. To address these questions, distinguished experts discuss the current state of research in 122 contributions, providing researchers, educators, and students with a detailed overview of the different methods of empirical social research. The focus is on data collection, including digital methods, standardized and open surveys, as well as numerous other data types currently in use.