Web Survey Bibliography
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The present study analyzes whether and how different types of progress indicators affect the tendency of respondents to continue filling out a web survey, focusing on whether the progress indicators’ effects depend on the position of the respondent in the questionnaire. Using a sample of 2,460 respondents of a Dutch online access panel, we analyze three kinds of progress indicators (linear, fastthenslow, slowthenfast, and a control condition) using survival analysis. The results show that the effect of the indicators on the completion rate is either negative or nonexistent, depending on the questionnaire length. Moreover, the effect of an indicator does not depend on the position of the respondent in the answering process. We interpret our findings in terms of the implicit narrative between survey designer and respondent.
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Web survey bibliography - Snijders, C. (5)
- The quality of ego-centered social network data in web surveys: experiments with a visual elicitation...; 2014; Marcin, B., Matzat, U., Snijders, C.
- Effects of different types of progress indicators on drop-out rates in web surveys; 2009; Matzat, U., Snijders, C., van der Horst, W.
- The Online Use of Randomized Response Measurements; 2008; Snijders, C., Weesie, J.
- The Online Measurement of Ego Centered Online Social Networks; 2007; Matzat, U., Snijders, C.
- The Quality of Ego-Centered Network Data: A comparison of online versus offline data collection; 2005; Snijders, C., Matzat, U.