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Volební preference, jak jim správně porozumět

Tento text představuje čtenářům typy výzkumů volebních preference realizovaných v České republice. Mezi výzkumy existují rozdíly z hlediska jejich poslání, metodologie a formy výsledků. Článek slouží jako příručka pro laiky, aby byli schopni lépe porozumět jak výzkumy volebních preferencí vznikají a jak jejich výsledkům rozumět. …

Topics: Research Methodology, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Non-peer-reviewed article

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Mezinárodní program sociálního výzkumu ISSP

The ISSP is an international programme of annual questionnaire surveys organised for purposes of longitudinal comparative social research. The article informs on actual contents of the programme, methodology, organisational issues, Czech participation in surveys and accessibility of data.…

Topics: Research Methodology, Sociological Data

Publication Type: Non-peer-reviewed article

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Trendy ve vývoji výpadků návratnosti českých šetření po r. 1990

Non-response rates among Czech respondents in surveys between 1995 and 2005 were almost twice the rate between 1991 and 1995. Such trends point to a decline in the “survey climate.” While non-contacts and refusals are a significant problem, issues relating to how fieldwork is undertaken are equally important. The large fluctuations in non-contacts and the relative success of the Czech Statistical Office and the ESS II. survey demonstrates that prudent surveying strategies can be effective.…

Topics: Research Methodology, Sociological Data

Publication Type: Non-peer-reviewed article

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Problém nízké návratnosti výběrových dotazovacích šetření

A low response rate is regarded as one of the main sources of variable variance and bias in mass survey estimates. There is a consensus among scholars and pollsters that response-rate trends have been declining, and that this fact poses one of the most serious problems affecting contemporary quantitative social science research. Since the mid-1990s there has been a dramatic decline in the response rates also of sample surveys conducted in the Czech Republic.…

Topics: Research Methodology

Publication Type: Non-peer-reviewed article

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Datové služby pro českou sociologii

Article concerns the benefits of social data services and secondary data analysis and the past and current situation in data archiving in the Czech Republic. The Sociological Data Archive (SDA) provides data files from quantitative surveys, promotes secondary data analysis and co-operates in research project (ISSP, ESS). Qualitative archives are the Czech Archive of Qualitative Data and Documents and MEDARD. The Czech Statistical Office provides data services in the field of official statistics.…

Topics: Sociological Data

Publication Type: Article with impact factor

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Access to Czech Social Survey Data

The article presents practical information on the sources of Czech social survey data for both researchers interested in data on Czech society and data professionals interested in the state of the art of data services. Czech survey research was deeply affected by the communist regime, but underwent intense development in 1960s and after the revolution in 1989. In the field of official statistics, data services are provided by the Czech Statistical Office. The Sociological Data Archive (SDA) of the Institute of…

Topics: Sociological Data

Publication Type: Article with impact factor

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Problémy s volebními průzkumy

The article identifies controversies related to pre-election polls and explains their impact on the possibility to use results. In this context it also pays attention to the importance of polls for representative democracy, impact of the publication of results on public opinion, the possibilities of manipulating surveys, risks related to the growth of research production, the limits to election forecasting, and issues related to the relationship between research and journalism.…

Topics: Public Opinion, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Peer-reviewed article

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Mezinárodní sociálněvědní komparativní výzkum a Česká republika: přehled výzkumů a dostupných dat

The report on Czech participation in international comparative socio-economic survey research is aimed at providing information on sources of data available for secondary analysis in sociology. The author informs on multinational continuous survey programs with public domain databases including Czech data and selection of projects in other areas (e.g. one-time international surveys, surveys from before 1989, comparative official statistics, events data, etc.).…

Topics: Research Methodology, Sociological Data

Publication Type: Article with impact factor

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Sociálněvědní infrastruktura v ESFRI Roadmap

Brief information on so called ESFRI process, which concerns development and implementation of the Roadmap of Large European Research Infrastructures and overview of social science infrastructure projects included into the Roadmap.…

Topics: Sociological Data

Publication Type: Peer-reviewed article

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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The Czech Sociological Data Archive

Sociological Data Archive (SDA) of the Institute of Sociology collects computerised data files from sociological surveys. Czech survey research has a long tradition, but it was deeply affected by communist regime. A debate concerning the formation of a social science data archive was opened in the late 60s. The main access to the SDA'data library is provided on the Internet. The Archive pays a great attention to promoting secondary analysis and co-operates in large research projects.…

Topics: Sociological Data

Publication Type: Chapter in Conference Proceedings

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Podmínky pro realizaci výběrových šetření v České republice

Podmínky pro realizaci výběrových šetření v České republice

This paper summarises the main conditions affecting the quality of questionnaire surveys in the Czech Republic. It addresses the tradition of survey research, the breadth and depth of professional background, the market environment and competition, the possibilities for applying suitable methods in representative population surveys, and the degree of public willingness to participate in surveys.…

Topics: Research Methodology, Sociological Data

Publication Type: Chapter in Conference Proceedings

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Kvalita výběrových šetření a chyba non-response

The paper provides a brief introduction into current approaches on sample survey quality and showes their impact on isues of survey non-response.…

Topics: Research Methodology

Publication Type: Chapter in Conference Proceedings

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Non-Response in Probability Sample Surveys in the Czech Republic

Non-response trends in Czechia point to a decline in the survey climate in 1990s. While non-contacts and refusals are a significant problem, issues relating to how fieldwork is undertaken are equally important. The relative success of the Czech Statistical Office in attenuating non-response demonstrates that prudent surveying strategies can be effective. An examination of two waves of the European Social Survey reveals both the problems and strategies available for response rate enhancement.…

Topics: Research Methodology

Publication Type: Article with impact factor

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Hlasy důchodců nakonec skončily u sociální demokracie

Topics: Public Policy, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Public event or educational activity

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Jak hlasují poslanci ČSSD

Topics: Public Policy, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Public event or educational activity

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Approaching Quality in Survey Research: Towards a Comprehensive Perspective

The article has two goals: (1) bring attention to the problem of inappropriate treatment of survey data quality issues in the social sciences, and (2) introduce the basic principles of contemporary approaches to survey quality. If quality evaluation focuses solely on sampling error, most aspects of data quality are ignored and surveys are assumed to have ‘ideal’ statistical characteristics that are rarely attainable in the pragmatic world of survey fieldwork.…

Topics: Research Methodology, Sociological Data

Publication Type: Article with impact factor

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Evropský systém datových služeb: stále v přípravě, ale pokročilé

In the area of international comparative research social data archives have an important role in both, dissemination of survey data and participation in organisation of surveys. Common European networked data infrastructure is desired tool, which would provide more efficient services in this respect. Several projects (DDI, NESSTAR, MADIERA, etc.) have accomplished significant progress. Now major upgrade of Pan-european CESSDA Research Infrastructure is under preparation within the ESFRI process.…

Topics: Sociological Data

Publication Type: Peer-reviewed article

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Klasifikace sociálních tříd a statusu

Klasifikace sociálních tříd a statusu

The article is devoted to a concept of measurement of social position based on occupation, which was applied in a range of analyses in the book Nerovnost, spravedlnost, politika (Inequality, Justice and Politics). Three characteristics based on ISCO 88 and 'subjective' indicators of social position are descripted and compared. Classification EGP represents class concept of social structure, while international scale of occupational prestige SIOPS and international index of occupational status ISEI are ba…

Topics: Migration and Mobility, Social Inequalities

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Nerovnost, spravedlnost, politika. Česká republika 1991-1998

Nerovnost, spravedlnost, politika. Česká republika 1991-1998

This mongrph is a result of the research, which took lace between 1991 and 1998and was focused primarily on pure sociological problems, concerning objectiveand subjective views on social stratification in the Czech Republic. It dealswith the development of social-economic status, perception fo social mobilityand social inequalities and with the formation of distributive justice norms.It contains also an analysis of the crystalisation of political attitudes, political orientations, of the role of values in voti…

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes, Social Inequalities, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Výzkumy stranických preferencí, jejich uplatnění ve společnosti a jejich kvalita

Výzkumy stranických preferencí, jejich uplatnění ve společnosti a jejich kvalita

The purpose of the study is to familiarise readers with the issue of how results of social sample surveys are applied in a democratic society, and to provide an overview of Czech surveys, their types and methodology, and make a critical assessment of Czech survey research in comparison with the internationally recognised criteria for social research.…

Topics: Research Methodology, Sociological Data, Public Opinion

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Výzkumy volebních preferencí realizované v ČR

Výzkumy volebních preferencí realizované v ČR

Collection of scientific based studies provides an overview of Czech election survey research and comments the issues relating to the quality and the use of results, e.g. importance for representative democracy, impact of the publication of results, relationship between research industry and journalism, conceptualisation of party identification, main approaches to evaluation of quality, construction of the questionnaires, etc. The book includes also a chapter devoted to research in Slovakia.…

Topics: Sociological Data, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Standardy kvality výběrových šetření a české průzkumy volebních preferencí

Standardy kvality výběrových šetření a české průzkumy volebních preferencí

Collection of scientific based studies provides an overview of Czech election survey research and comments the issues relating to the quality and the use of results, e.g. importance for representative democracy, impact of the publication of results, relationship between research industry and journalism, conceptualisation of party identification, main approaches to evaluation of quality, construction of the questionnaires, etc. The book includes also a chapter devoted to research in Slovakia.…

Topics: Sociological Data, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Kvalita výzkumu volebních preferencí

Kvalita výzkumu volebních preferencí

Collection of scientific based studies provides an overview of Czech election survey research and comments the issues relating to the quality and the use of results, e.g. importance for representative democracy, impact of the publication of results, relationship between research industry and journalism, conceptualisation of party identification, main approaches to evaluation of quality, construction of the questionnaires, etc. The book includes also a chapter devoted to research in Slovakia.…

Topics: Research Methodology, Sociological Data, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Podmínky pro realizaci volebních šetření v České republice

Podmínky pro realizaci volebních šetření v České republice

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Topics: Research Methodology, Sociological Data, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Volební průzkumy a společnost

Volební průzkumy a společnost

Soubor vědecky založených studií podává přehled o českých výzkumech volebních preferencí a vyjadřuje se k hlavním problémům a možnostem uplatnění výsledků výzkumů, např. k otázkám významu pro demokracii, dopadů publikace výsledků, vztahům mezi výzkumem a žurnalistikou, konceptualizaci stranických identitfikací, hodnocení kvality šetření, konstrukci dotazníků atp. Samostatná kapitola je věnována také výzkumu na Slovensku.volby…

Topics: Research Methodology, Sociological Data, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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