Who We Are

 Expert staff who provide support for survey design & data collection.

 We estimate cost of data collection and provide formal budgeting guidance to be used in proposals for external funding.

 We provide pre-proposal consulting on questionnaire design, mode of data collection, and sampling strategies.

AAPOR American Association For Public Opinion Research                                  

Mission

The SRC provides high quality survey research services to researchers, faculty, graduate students, & administrative units at Penn State. We are a scientific center that focuses on four areas of service:

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Providing data collection services
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Helping faculty & student investigators prepare effective proposals for external funding
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Educating members of the Penn State community on best practices & emerging developments in the survey research field
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Promoting & contributing to the science of survey research methodology

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