Web Survey Bibliography
Web 2.0 recently gains increased attention. In short time the usage of Web 2.0 applications spread widely. About 30% of the general population is using Web 2.0 applications like blogs, forums and communities. Among young and highly educated people the usage is even higher. More important than the people using Web 2.0 is the mass of information that is obtainable and applicable by Web 2.0 for empirical research. Many people share their ideas, thoughts and information on the internet using Web 2.0 applications, opening up a new scope for empirical sciences.
This paper focuses on the two methods utilising Web 2.0 that where already proven by research experience. The first one called Online Community Research is defined as research carried out in communities. These communities may already exist or can be created by researchers themselves for a certain topic of interest. The second approach called Web Monitoring is characterized by monitoring existing contributions to the web using (automated) content analysis. This paper illustrates and discusses Online Community Research in detail, for Web Monitoring an overview will be provided.
Online Community Research combines three classical empirical methods as explicated in the following paragraph. Research in Web 2.0 Communities primarily bases on three features provided by online platforms: Discussion groups, blogs and multimedia uploads. (1) The classical research methods suitable for online discussion groups are the methods for classic focus groups and group discussions. (2) To conduct empirical research in blogs some more transfer is needed. But surely blogs can be referred to as the online version of diaries where people write down their individual thoughts in general or in consideration of a certain topic. So the classical set of methods applying to blog research is research methods for diaries. (3) Thirdly multimedia uploads correspond, if applied properly, to the methods of ethnographical research. Self-evidently all classical methods need customisation for the usage on the internet.
This paper works out the similarities and dissimilarities of classical research methods transferred to Web 2.0. It carries out a literature overview of studies conducted in Web 2.0 and provides case studies for online community research to illustrate the potential these new approaches enable.
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.