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Title An Assessment of Equivalence between Online and Mail Surveys in Service Research
Source Journal of Service Research, 8, 4, pp. 346-355
Year 2006
Access date 14.10.2005
Abstract This article examines whether online and mail surveys produce convergent results, which would allow them to be used in mixed-mode service quality studies. In the context of a large B2B service quality assessment, an analysis of the accuracy and completeness of respondent answers to both open and closed questions suggests that online and mail surveys produce equivalent results. Both the composite reliability and the average variance extracted show consistently high levels for both groups, and the means and variance–covariance matrices are equal across modes. However, minor differences occur between the two survey methods; online respondents provide more improvement suggestions, indicate more often to which competitor they want to switch, and provide lengthier answers in response to requests for examples of positive experiences with the company. This research thus provides important findings regarding the process for and results of comparing two survey modes.
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