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Softcover. Condition: vg. First edition. Octavo. XVI, 215, [1]pp. Original printed wrappers. Half-title inscribed and signed by editor Bruce A. Phillips. Addressing methodological and substantive research problems common to local Jewish population studies, this study presents the most recent research findings on such problems as how to design studies that will make a contribution to social science knowledge as well as have a strong impact on the planning process; methods of sampling that will optimize the trade-offs between costs and accuracy; how to develop a comparative framework so that results from individual communities may be fruitfully understood in a larger context; and which questions should be asked in surveys and how. Detailed essays discuss every step of the research process. The book includes a compendium of findings from several recent population studies as well as an annotated inventory of questionnaire items. Wrappers and interior in overall very good condition.…