Web Survey Bibliography
Collecting survey data on ego-centered social networks is a difficult task, owing to the complex questionnaire format. Usually, the interviewer handles the dynamics of the question–answer exchange, motivates the respondent and ensures the proper recording of the data. Self-administered modes of data collection, especially web data collection, are more problematic, as the respondents are left alone with a complex and burdensome questionnaire. Therefore, questionnaire layout is crucial for ensuring cooperation and data quality. In this paper we examined three key components of the corresponding web questionnaire: the number of name boxes using a single name generator, question format for assessing alter characteristics (i.e. alter-wise vs. question-wise) and number of name interpreters (i.e. alter characteristics). The number of name boxes was found to be essential for the reported size of social networks and also for some aspects of data quality. Specific data quality effects were also found with respect to variations in question format, where question-wise format performed better than alter-wise. The number of name interpreters had a relatively minor effect. Suggestions for possible standardization of the web interface layout are also given, so that equivalence with other data collection modes can be established.
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- Understanding the decision to participate in a survey: motives for refusal and preferred forms of contact...; 2008; Álvarez, R. M., Sevillano, V.
- Non-response in cross-national telephone surveys after the mobile telephone revolution; 2008; Manchin, R., De Keulenaer, F.
- Optimization of costs and errors in mixed-mode surveys; 2008; Vehovar, V., Berzelak, N., Lozar Manfreda, K.
- Cost efficiency in a mixed-mode survey – The Norwegian Rent Marked Survey; 2008; Lagerstrom, B. O.
- Panel Surveys; 2008; Sikkel, D., Hoogendoorn, A.
- Internet Survey Software Tools; 2008; Kaczmirek, L.
- Overview: Online Surveys; 2008; Vehovar, V., Lozar Manfreda, K.
- Analyzing Social Networks via the Internet; 2008; Hogan, B.
- General Approaches to Data Quality and Internet-generated Data; 2008; Rasmussen, K. B.
- Understanding and Managing Legal Issues in Internet Research; 2008; Charlesworth, A.
- Design effects in web surveys: comparing trained and fresh respondents; 2008; Toepoel, V., Das, M., van Soest, A.
- Processing fluency and judgment: Implications for web survey design; 2008; Schwarz, N.
- Graph comprehension: an experiment in displaying data as bar charts, pie charts and tables with and...; 2008; Schonlau, M.
- Online interviews and data quality: A multitrait-multimethod study ; 2008; Scherpenzeel, A.
- Increasing item completion rates in matrix questions ; 2008; Kaczmirek, L.
- The effects of incentives in internet panels: a review; 2008; Goeritz, A.
- Does experience and sample attrition affect response behavior in internet panels? ; 2008; Binswanger, J., Schunk, D.
- The Ethics of Internet Research; 2008; Eynon, R., Fry, J., Schroeder, R.
- The Internet as a Research Medium: An Editorial Introduction to The Sage Handbook of Online Research...; 2008; Lee, R. M., Fielding, N., Blank, G.
- Survey mode effects in smoking status assessment; 2008; Burns, E., Levinson, A.
- Uses of self-anchoring scales in web surveys; 2008; Van Acker, F., Theuns, P.
- Open-ended questions and online surveys: the mode effect in relation to length; 2008; Denscombe, M.
- New survey strategies for radio: the RFM’s “Ouvinte Mais” case study; 2008; Cordeiro, P.
- Dependent Interviewing: Effects on Respondent Burden and Efficiency of Data Collection; 2008; Jaeckle, A.
- From paper to pixels: A comparison of paper and computer formats in psychological assessment ; 2008; Naus, M. J., Philipp, L. M., Samsi, M.
- Web-based network sampling - Efficiency and efficacy of respondent-driven sampling for online research...; 2008; Wejnert, C., Heckathorn, D. D.
- An Evaluation of Respondent Selection Methods for Household Mail Surveys; 2008; Battaglia, M. P., Frankel, M. R., Osborn, L., Mokdad, A., Link, M. W.
- Web-based surveys facilitate undergraduate research and knowledge ; 2008; Steele, S. R.
- The Impact of Nonresponse Rates on Nonresponse Bias; 2008; Groves, R. M., Peytcheva, E.
- Designing and conducting online interviews to investigate interesting consumer phenomena; 2008; Gruber, T., Szmigin, I., Reppel, A. E., Voss, R.
- Comparing response rates from Web and mail surveys: A meta-analysis; 2008; Shih, T.-H., Fan, X.
- Psychological questionnaires and research on the Internet: A literature review; 2008; Orosa, F. J. E., Pinto, I. F., Sales PP
- Health behaviours in people who respond to a web-based survey advertised on regional news media; 2008; Adams, Je., White, Ma.
- Going online - experiences with a web survey; 2008; Kalucy, E., Hordacre, A. L., Patterson, S.
- Response Rates to Expect from Web-Based Surveys and What to Do About It ; 2008; Archer, T. M.
- A very low response rate in an on-line survey of medical practitioners; 2008; Aitken, C., Power, R., Dwyer, R.
- A Primer on Web Surveys; 2008; Austin, T. M., Richter, R. R., Reinking, M. F.
- Measuring ego-centered social networks on the web: Questionnaire design issues ; 2008; Vehovar, V., Lozar Manfreda, K., Koren, G., Hlebec, V.
- Effect of Incentives on Web-Based Surveys; 2008; Su, J., Shao, P., Fang, J.
- Phone respondents reported less mental health problems whereas mail interviewee gave higher physical...; 2008; Ravens-Sieberer, U., Erhart, M., Wetzel, R., Krügel, A., Brambosch, A.
- Does Gender Influence Online Survey Participation? A Record-Linkage Analysis of University Faculty Online...; 2008; Smith, W. G.
- Current Issues Survey Report, 2008; 2008; Allison, D. H., DeBlois, P. B.
- Asking the age question in mail and online surveys; 2008; Gendall, P., Healey, B.
- Mixed mode: the only 'fitness' regime?; 2008; Blyth, B.
- The journal's 50th anniversary; 2008; Mouncey, P.
- Online Research: Painting a Truer Picture; 2008; Lewis, J.
- The business value of quality online research; 2008; Slotwiner, D.
- Assessing the Accuracy of Online Panel Research: A Toolkit for Decision Makers; 2008; Graham, P.
- Key Issues in Research Accuracy: Sources of bias and error in online research; 2008; Dennis, J. M., Callegaro, M.
- Making Quality Real: Delivering on a Promise of the Best Service and Online Survey Sample ; 2008; Dennis, J. M.