Web Survey Bibliography
National statistical institutes in many countries are faced with budget constraints on the one hand and demands for more and more detailed information on the other. Often CAPI and CATI surveys are conducted for data collection. These modes of data collection are expensive. At first sight, web surveys seem to be an interesting and attractive means of data collection. They provide simple, cheap and fast access to a large group of potential respondents.
The question arises whether web surveys can play a role in finding a solution of this dilemma of official statistics. Web surveys may be fast and cheap, but there alse methodological challenges. Specific groups in the population are under-represented because they have lower access to Internet. Furthermore, recruitment of respondents is often based on self-selection. Both under-coverage and selfselection may lead to biased estimates.
The paper describes these methodological problems. It also explores the effect of various correction techniques (adjustment weighting and use of reference surveys). It is argued in that self-selection web surveys cannot play such a role. However, when web surveys are carried out within the framework of probability sampling, there are certainly possibilities, as a single-mode survey or as one of the modes in a mixed-mode survey.
Changing from a CAPI or CATI survey to a web survey also means to attention has to be paid to mode effects. There are no interviewers involved in a web survey, and this has consequences for the way in which respondents answer questions.
Web surveys are already applied as one of the modes in mixed-mode survey. Web surveys may be successful were other modes fail to achieve sufficient response. However, it should be realizde that mode effects may have a negative impact on the quality of the collected data. It is clear that more research is necessary to optimally deploy web surveys for official statistics.
Web survey bibliography - Internet Survey Methodology workshop 2009 (21)
- Pictures in Web Surveys; 2009; Toepoel, V., Couper, M. P.
- National readership surveys: Moving from probability face-to-face surveys to Internet panels; 2009; Vehovar, V., Slavec, A., Petric, I., Sargac, M.
- Why don’t all Businesses report on Web?; 2009; Haraldsen, G.
- An experiment on the effects of non-response reweighting on estimators' precision in a web survey; 2009; Fabrizi, E., Biffignandi, S., Toninelli, D.
- Dynamic feedback in open-ended questions: Experiments on the visual design language of Web surveys; 2009; Fuchs, M.
- Effects of monetary incentives on participation in a two-wave online survey; 2009; Bandilla, W., Haas, I.
- Response Order and Response Distributions: The Format of the Response Options in a Web Survey; 2009; Tourangeau, R., Conrad, F. G., Couper, M. P., Balter, O.
- Anticipated estimation from a panel Web survey: the case of the presence of tourists in the Province...; 2009; Scaffai, G., Pratesi, M.
- Statistical analysis of on-line courses; 2009; Baelter, O.
- Methodological approaches of Web 2.0; 2009; Neubarth, W.
- Is this e-mail relevant? An eyetracking experiment on how potential respondents read e-mail invitations...; 2009; Kaczmirek, L., Faaß, T., Galesic, M.
- File transfer with built-in editing features; 2009; Erikson, J.
- From paper to internet: Design challenges when mixing modes in longitudinal surveys; 2009; Stax, H.-P., Thomsen, P.
- The Use of Audit Trails in Business Web Surveys; 2009; Snijkers, G., Morren, M.
- Yes, VASs can! Increasing the accuracy of survey measurements with computerized visual analogue scales...; 2009; Funke, F., Reips, U.-D.
- Using Mail Contact to Sample and Encourage Submission of Questionnaire Answers Over the Internet; 2009; Dillman, D. A., Messer, B. L., Millar, M. M.
- Improving the Design of Complex Matrix Questions; 2009; Couper, M. P., Tourangeau, R., Conrad, F. G.
- Use of Web surveys in Official Statistics; 2009; Bethlehem, J.
- Relations between functionality and usability of Web survey software tools: An empirical evaluation; 2009; Berzelak, N., Lozar Manfreda, K.
- Turning Grid Questions into Sequences in Business Web Surveys; 2009; Haraldsen, G., Bergstrøm, Y.
- The Electronic Questionnaire Experience in Business Surveys: mode effects on quality and on response...; 2009; Biffignandi, S., Siesto, G., Zeli, A.