Web Survey Bibliography
Title Usability, Comparability And Data Quality Across Modes And Technologies In Census Data Collection
Author Conrad, F. G., Couper, M. P.
Year 2004
Access date 22.02.2006
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Abstract This document reports the authors’ assessments of the five data collection modes/technologies the Census Bureau is developing for the 2010 Census Short form. Because the amount of directly relevant literature is small, these assessments are based on the authors’ judgments as well as available literature. This lack of documentation reflects the new and evolving status of these technologies (with the exception of paper questionnaires), and the emphasis on tasks other than survey response in those evaluations that have been conducted to date.
The document is organized into two parts. Part 1 is structured by the tasks required to answer the short form. These are generally identified by the corresponding question on the form, but in a few cases, like “General Navigation,” the tasks cut across questions. Within the discussion of each task, our comments are structured by the five modes/technologies (Mail, Internet, Interactive Voice Response (IVR), Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) and Handheld). If there are issues concerning the task that cut across the modes/technologies, these are listed first. Within each discussion of a mode/technology, we identify potential issues and problems, point to relevant literature, and identify gaps in the research literature that could potentially be addressed in studies carried out at the Bureau of the Census. Note that because the relevant literature is often sparse, we make use of mostly (refereed) conference proceedings as well as traditional peer reviewed journal publications. The “Gaps in the Literature” subsection in each task and mode/technology section will serve as the starting point for a follow-up document that describes the design of possible experiments. If we saw no particular concerns for a particular combination of task and mode/technology, then this is stated.
Part 2 consists of general comments about the technologies themselves and their use in Census data collection. These overall technology comments do not fit within discussions of specific tasks.
The document is organized into two parts. Part 1 is structured by the tasks required to answer the short form. These are generally identified by the corresponding question on the form, but in a few cases, like “General Navigation,” the tasks cut across questions. Within the discussion of each task, our comments are structured by the five modes/technologies (Mail, Internet, Interactive Voice Response (IVR), Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) and Handheld). If there are issues concerning the task that cut across the modes/technologies, these are listed first. Within each discussion of a mode/technology, we identify potential issues and problems, point to relevant literature, and identify gaps in the research literature that could potentially be addressed in studies carried out at the Bureau of the Census. Note that because the relevant literature is often sparse, we make use of mostly (refereed) conference proceedings as well as traditional peer reviewed journal publications. The “Gaps in the Literature” subsection in each task and mode/technology section will serve as the starting point for a follow-up document that describes the design of possible experiments. If we saw no particular concerns for a particular combination of task and mode/technology, then this is stated.
Part 2 consists of general comments about the technologies themselves and their use in Census data collection. These overall technology comments do not fit within discussions of specific tasks.
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Year of publication2004
Bibliographic typeReports, seminars
Web survey bibliography - Reports, seminars (231)
- Standard Definitions: Final Dispositions of Case Codes and Outcome Rates for Surveys 2016; 2016
- Standard Definitions Final Dispositions of Case Codes and Outcome Rates for Surveys; 2016
- FocusVision 2015 Annual MR Technology Report; 2016; Macer, T., Wilson, S.
- Establishing the accuracy of online panels for survey research; 2016; Bruggen, E.; van den Brakel, J.; Krosnick, J. A.
- Mixing modes of data collection in Swiss social surveys: Methodological report of the LIVES-FORS mixed...; 2016; Roberts, C.; Joye, D.; Staehli, M. E.
- Assessment of Innovations in Data Collection Technology for Understanding Society; 2016; Couper, M. P.
- Report of the Inquiry into the 2015 British general election opinion polls; 2016; Sturgis, P., Baker, N., Callegaro, M., Fisher, St., Green, J., Jennings, W., Kuha, J., Lauderdale, B...
- Evaluating a New Proposal for Detecting Data Falsification in Surveys; 2016; Simmons, K.; Mercer, A. W.; Schwarzer, S.; Courtney, K.
- Computer-assisted and online data collection in general population surveys; 2016; Skarupova, K.
- Predictive inference for non-probability samples: a simulation study ; 2016; Buelens, B.; Burger, J.; van den Brakel, J.
- ESOMAR/GRBN Online Research Guideline; 2015
- App vs. Web for Surveys of Smartphone Users: Experimenting with mobile apps for signal-contingent experience...; 2015; McGeeney, K.; Keeter, S.; Igielnik, R.; Smith, A.; Rainie, L.
- On Climbing Stairs Many Steps at a Time: The New Normal in Survey Methodology; 2015; Dillman, D. A.
- Polling Error in the 2015 UK General Election: An Analysis of YouGov’s Pre and Post-Election Polls...; 2015; Wells, A.; Rivers, D.
- GreenBook Research Industry Trends Report; 2015; Murphy, L. (Ed.)
- Standard Definitions: Final Dispositions of Case Codes and Outcome Rates for Surveys 2015; 2015
- Methodology of the RAND Mid-Term 2014 Election Panel; 2015; Carman, K. G; Pollack, S.
- 28 Questions to Help Buyers of Online Samples; 2015; Cape, P. J.; Phillips, A.; Baker, R.; Cooke, M.; Ribeiro, E.; Terhanian, G.
- Understanding Society Innovation Panel Wave 7: Results from Methodological Experiments; 2015; Blom, A. G.; Burton, J.; Booker, C. L.; Cernat, A.; Fairbrother, M.; Jaeckle, A.; Kaminska, O.; Keusch...
- Tips for Creating Web Surveys for Completion on a Mobile Device; 2015; McGeeney, K.
- U.S. Survey Research: Sampling; 2015
- A Comparison of Different Online Sampling Approaches for Generating National Samples; 2014; Heen, M. S. J., Lieberman, J. D., Miethe, T. D.
- FocusVision 2014 Annual MR Technology Report; 2014; Macer, T., Wilson, S.
- The Changing Landscape of Technology and its Effect on Online Survey Data Collection; 2014; Mitchell, N.
- Query on Data Collection for Social Surveys; 2014; Blanke, K., Luiten, A.
- The role of email addresses and email contact in encouraging web response in a mixed mode design ; 2014; Cernat, A., Lynn, P.
- Mixed-mode surveys of the general population - Results from the European Social Survey mixed-mode experiment...; 2014; Park, A., Humphrey, A.
- Mixed-Mode Designs bei Erhebungen mit sensitiven Fragen: Einfluss auf das Teilnahme- und Antwortverhalten...; 2014; Krug, G., Kriwy, P., Carstensen, J.
- Methods and systems for managing an online opinion survey service; 2014; Mcloughlin, M. H., Seton, N., Blesy, K.
- Mobile Technologies for Conducting, Augmenting and Potentially Replacing Surveys: Report of the AAPOR...; 2014; Link, M. W., Murphy, J., Schober, M. F., Buskirk, T. D., Childs, J. H., Tesfaye, C.
- The use of within-subject experiments for estimating measurement effects in mixed-mode surveys ; 2014; Klausch, L. T., Schouten, B., Hox, J.
- Measuring well-being: An analysis of different response scales; 2014; van Beuningen, J., van der Houwen, K., Moonen, L.
- The impact of contact effort and interviewer performance on mode-specific nonresponse and measurement...; 2014; Schouten, B., Cobben, F., van der Laan, J., Arends, J.
- Community Life Survey: Summary of web experiment findings; 2013
- The Short-term Campaign Panel of the German Longitudinal Election Study 2009. Design, Implementation...; 2013; Steinbrecher, M., Rossmann, J.
- Too Fast, Too Straight, Too Weird: Post Hoc Identification of Meaningless Data in Internet ; 2013; Leiner, D. J.
- Postal recruitment into a longitudinal online panel survey. The effects of different number of reminder...; 2013; Martinsson, J.
- The world in 2013. ICT facts and figures; 2013
- Microsoft Security Intelligence Report, Volume 15; 2013
- A Comparison of Results from a Spanish and English Mail Survey: Effects of Instruction Placement on...; 2013; Wang, K., Sha, M.
- Research Note: Reducing the Threat of Sensitive Questions in Online Surveys?; 2013; Couper, M. P.
- Global market research 2013; 2013
- Exploring the Digital Nation: America’s Emerging Online Experience; 2013
- Advantages of a global multimodal print & digital readership survey; 2013; Cour, N., Saint-Joanis, G.
- Australia: building a 21st century readership survey; 2013; Green, A., White, H.
- The new swiss national readership survey: fit for the future ; 2013; Amschler, H., Hoffmann, J.
- ESS Mixed Mode Experiment Results in Estonia (CAWI and CAPI Mode Sequential Design); 2013; Ainsaar, M., Lilleoja, L., Lumiste, K., Roots, A.
- Using smartphones in survey research: a multifunctional tool Implementation of a time use app; a feasability...; 2013; Sonck, N., Fernee, H.
- Adaptive survey designs to minimize survey mode effects. A case study on the Dutch Labour Force Survey...; 2013; Calinescu, M., Schouten, B.
- Optimal Resource Allocation in Adaptive Survey Designs; 2013; Calinescu, M.