Web Survey Bibliography
Dual frames of fixed and mobile phone numbers are an attractive alternative to traditional fixed phone surveys which suffer from under-coverage due to the growing share of mobile-only households. However, adding the mobile phone frame can bring some operational problems and raise costs. To make best advantage of this mixed mode design we try to determine the optimal mixture parameter of the two frames: what share of the mobile subsample is sufficient to reduce error without substantially raising costs? First, we divide the target population into five strata according to phone use domains determined by possession of availability rates of both phone services. Then, we develop an optimization procedure that minimizes the product of error and costs giving four analytical solutions. This is applied to a 2008 Flash Eurobarometer survey where dual frame sampling was used for eight countries. The minimized function is very gradual and the optimal parameter lies in a flat era from 30-70%. The procedure was performed for various variables and with different conditions. Contrary to expectations, the result does not depend on variables but only on strata weights and fixed to mobile cost ratio. Simple regression using these as depending variables gives excellent prediction of the equation solution.
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Web Survey Bibliography - Mixed mode surveys (879)
- Internet access - Households and individuals, 2012 part 2; 2012
- Internet access - Households and individuals, 2012; 2012
- Sampling for Single and Multi-Mode Surveys using Address-Based Sampling; 2012; O'Muircheartaigh, C.
- Mode and non-response effects and their treatment; 2012; Chrysanthopoulos, S., Georgostathi, A.
- What can be said about quality in the Central Population Register based on a self-completion survey...; 2012; Falnes-Dalheim, E., Pedersen, H. E.
- Improving the quality of complex surveys: The case of the EU Labour Force Survey ; 2012; van der Valk, J.
- The re-engineering of the Structural Earnings survey process: Mixed - Mode data collection and new E...; 2012; Cardinaleschi, S., De Santis, S., Rocci, F., Spinelli, V.
- Choosing a Data Collection Approach: Mixed Mode Design Experiences in Statistics Finland; 2012; Taskinen, P., Kiianmaa, N.
- Does mentioning "Some People" and "Other People" in an opinion question improve...; 2012; Yeager, D. S., Krosnick, J. A.
- Specific mixed-mode methodology to reach sensory disabled people in quantitative surveys; 2012; Fontaine, S.
- A Choice in Mode: A Solution for Increasing Response Rates of Hard-to-Survey Populations?; 2012; Haan, M., Ongena, Y. P.
- WEBDATANET: web-based data-collection methodological challenges, solutions and implementations. Action...; 2012; de Pedraza, P.
- Web Panels; 2012; Bethlehem, J., Biffignandi, S.
- The Problem of Undercoverage; 2012; Bethlehem, J., Biffignandi, S.
- Mixed-Mode Surveys; 2012; Bethlehem, J., Biffignandi, S.
- Combining Mail and E-Mail Contacts to Facilitate Participation in Mixed-Mode Surveys; 2012; Israel, G. D.
- Effects of E-Mailed Versus Mailed Invitations and Incentives on Response Rates, Data Quality, and Costs...; 2012; Dykema, J., Stevenson, J., Klein, L., Kim, Y., Day, B.
- Costs and Errors in Fixed and Mobile Phone Surveys; 2012; Vehovar, V., Slavec, A., Berzelak, N.
- “I think I know what you did last summer” Improving data quality in panel surveys; 2012; Lugtig, P. J.
- Understanding Society Innovation Panel Wave 4: Results from Methodological Experiments; 2012; Burton, J., Budd, S., Gilbert, E., Jaeckle, A., Kaminska, O., Uhrig, S.C. N., Brown, M., Calderwood,...
- The Propensity of Older Respondents to Participate in a General Purpose Survey; 2012; Lynn, P.
- Mode-Switch Protocols: How a Seemingly Small Design Difference can affect Attrition Rates and Attrition...; 2012; Lynn, P.
- Does Giving People Their Preferred Survey Mode Actually Increase Survey Participation Rates?; 2012; Olson, K., Smyth, J. D., Wood, H.
- Going online with a face-to-face household panel: Initial results from an experiment on the UK Household...; 2012; Jaeckle, A., Lynn, P., Burton, J.
- Survey Quality Evaluation for Business Surveys; 2012; Biemer, P. P.
- Mixed Mode Survey Design: Mode Effect Problem; 2012; Sztabinski, F., Zmijewska-Jedrzejczyk, T.
- Solving the Mode Mystery The Cost, Coverage and Quality Tradeoffs of Picking (and Mixing) Online and...; 2012; Cape, P. J., Phillips, K.
- Ordering Your Attention: Response Order Effects in Parallel Phone and Online Surveys; 2012; Barlas, F. M., Thomas, R. K.
- Influencing Mode Choice in a Mixed Mode Survey; 2012; Mooney, G., Lan, F., Lin, X., Hurwitz, A.
- Developing a New Mixed Mode Methodology for a Provincial Park Camper Survey in British Columbia; 2012; Dyck, B. W., Dearden, P., Rollins, R.
- Are Multiple Modes Helpful? Balancing Reduction of Nonresponse and Sampling Error against Mode Effects...; 2012; Phillips, B. T., Harrison, C., Turakhia, C.
- Using SMS Text Messaging To Collect Time Use Data; 2012; Brenner, P., DeLamater, J.
- Update Your Status Lately? – Then Why Not Respond to Our Survey!; 2012; Borie-Holtz, D.
- Effects of Technical Difficulties on Item Nonresponse and Response Favorability in a Mixed-Mode Survey...; 2012; Gibson, J. L.
- Using Technology to Enhance the Quality of In-Depth Interview Data Collected by Telephone: A Study of...; 2012; Mulcahy, T. M., Nguyen, K., Brownstein, H., Johannes, F.-H.
- Using Mixed-Mode Contacts to Facilitate Participation in Public Agency Client Surveys; 2012; Israel, G. D.
- Demonstration of an Integrated Sample Management System for a Mixed Mode (Paper/Web) Survey; 2012; Ullman, E., Peng, H., Helppie McFall, B.
- Making a Match: Exploring the Impact of Mode Preference on Measurement; 2012; Kasabian, A., Olson, K., Smyth, J.
- Question or Mode Effects in Mixed-Mode surveys: A Cross-cultural study in the Netherlands, Germany,...; 2012; de Leeuw, E. D., Nicolaas, G., Campanelli, P., Hox, J.
- Recruitment and Retention in Multi-Mode Survey Panels; 2012; McCutcheon, A. L., Rao, K., Kaminska, O.
- The Confirmit Annual Market Research Software Survey 2011; 2012; Macer, T.,
- The Effect of Mixed Mode Designs on Nonresponse Bias; 2012; Wells, B. M., Olson, K.
- Best Approaches to Mode Order and Non-response Prompting in a Multi-Mode Survey; 2012; Newsome, J., Levin, K., Schafer, B., Vigil, M., Liu, W.
- Intensifying the Request: Results from an Experiment on Improving Internet Response Rates for Address...; 2012; Messer, B. L., Dillman, D. A.
- The Impact of a Reminder Postcard in a Multi-node Survey of Rental Units; 2012; Dion, S., Muir, K., ZuWallack, R. S., Hall, L. M.
- Survey Mode Preference among Enrollees in the World Trade Center Health Registry; 2012; Yu, S., Brackbill, R., Walker, D., Turner, L., Farfel, M., Stellman, S., Miller, S., Li, J.
- The Effects of Survey Design Features on Answers to Sensitive Questions; 2012; Witt, L.
- The Challenge of Going National: An Experimental Evaluation of the Effects of Local vs. Distant Survey...; 2012; Edwards, M. L., Dillman, D. A.
- Mixed-mode design and Mode Effect in Surveying Military Veterans; 2012; Wang, W., Morin, R., Parker, K.
- Assessing Measurement Equivalence and Bias of Questions in Mixed-mode Surveys Under Controlled Sample...; 2012; Klausch, L. T., Hox, J., Schouten, B.

