Exploring Complex Survey Data Analysis Using R
A Tidy Introduction with {srvyr} and {survey}
Isabella Velásquez author Rebecca Powell author Stephanie Zimmer author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:19th Nov '24
Should be back in stock very soon

Surveys are powerful tools for gathering information, uncovering insights, and facilitating decision-making. However, to ensure the accurate interpretation of results, they require specific analysis methods. In this book, readers embark on an in-depth journey into conducting complex survey analysis with the {srvyr} package and tidyverse family of functions from the R programming language. Intended for intermediate R users familiar with the basics of the tidyverse, this book gives readers a deeper understanding of applying appropriate survey analysis techniques using {srvyr}, {survey}, and other related packages. With practical walkthroughs featuring real-world datasets, such as the American National Election Studies and Residential Energy Consumption Survey, readers will develop the skills necessary to perform impactful survey analysis on survey data collected through a randomized sample design. Additionally, this book teaches readers how to interpret and communicate results of survey data effectively.
Key Features:
- Uses the {srvyr} package and tidyverse family of packages.
- Grants a conceptual understanding of the statistical methods that the functions apply to.
- Includes practical walkthroughs using publicly available survey data.
- Provides the reader with the tools for interpreting, visualizing, and presenting results. <
"I see this book being invaluable to any researcher who encounters a “survey weights” column in their dataset and isn’t sure what to do with it: in part because the authors provide code for handling the weights properly but also because they stress the importance of learning how the data were collected and the impacts that sampling mechanism has on the downstream analysis. Beyond the survey statistics newbie, I also believe the book is useful to a researcher or student who has developed a methodological understanding of survey statistics and is now looking to put these topics into practice on complex survey data.[...] My favorite aspect of the book are the closing vignettes where the authors apply the concepts covered in the book to two open access datasets. In fact, the authors spend over 50 pages walking the reader through potential analyses of these data! Instead of skimming over the complexities, they devote space to helping the reader understand the layers of complexity often found in survey work and the nuances of these data, especially in terms of the estimands and survey weights."
-Kelly S. McConville in The American Statistician, March 2026
ISBN: 9781032302867
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 830g
346 pages