Web Survey Bibliography
Objective: We aimed to compare data quality from online and postal questionnaires and to evaluate the practicality of these different questionnaire modes in a cancer sample.
Methods: Participants in a study investigating the psychosocial sequelae of testicular cancer could choose to complete a postal or online version of the study questionnaire. Data quality was evaluated by assessing sources of nonobservational errors such as participant nonresponse, item nonresponse and sampling bias. Time taken and number of reminders required for questionnaire return were used as indicators of practicality.
Results: Participant nonresponse was significantly higher among participants who chose the postal questionnaire. The proportion of questionnaires with missing items and the mean number of missing items did not differ significantly by mode. A significantly larger proportion of tertiary-educated participants and managers/professionals completed the online questionnaire. There were no significant differences in age, relationship status, employment status, country of birth or language spoken by completion mode. Compared with postal questionnaires, online questionnaires were returned significantly more quickly and required significantly fewer reminders.
Conclusions: These results demonstrate that online questionnaire completion can be offered in a cancer sample without compromising data quality. In fact, data quality from online questionnaires may be superior due to lower rates of participant nonresponse. Investigators should be aware of potential sampling bias created by more highly educated participants and managers/professionals choosing to complete online questionnaires. Besides this issue, online questionnaires offer an efficient method for collecting high-quality data, with faster return and fewer reminders.
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- Large-Scale Analysis and Testing; 2013; Cao, M., Zhang, Q.
- How to create online questionnaires: A beginner's guide to survey design for businesses and students...; 2013; Lipscomb, L.
- Askito: An open source Web questionnaire tool; 2013; Reips, U.-D., Heilmann, T.
- Informed Consent for Web Paradata Use; 2013; Couper, M. P., Singer, E.
- Measurement invariance and quality of composite scores in a face-to-face and a web survey; 2013; Revilla, M.
- The Use of Mixed Methods in Organizational Communication Research; 2013; Salem, P. J.
- The Use of E-Questionnaires in Organizational Surveys; 2013; Brender-Ilan, Y., Vinitzky, G.
- Online Instruments, Data Collection, and Electronic Measurements: Organizational Advancements; 2013; Bocarnea, M. C., Reynolds, R. A., Baker, J. D.
- The equivalence of Internet versus paper-based surveys in IT/IS adoption research in collectivistic...; 2013; Fang, J., Wen, C., Prybutok, V.
- How Do Lotteries and Study Results Influence Response Behavior in Online Panels?; 2013; Goeritz, A., Luthe, S. C.
- Mode Effects in Free-list Elicitation: Comparing Oral, Written, and Web-based Data Collection; 2013; Gravlee, C. C., Bernard, H. R., R., Jacobsohn, A.Maxwell, C. R.
- Incentives for college student participation in web-based substance use surveys; 2013; Patrick, M. E., Singer, E., Boyd, C. J., Cranford, J. A., McCabe, S. E.
- The effect of short formative diagnostic web quizzes with minimal feedback; 2013; Baelter, O., Enstroem, E., Klingenberg, B.
- A Comparison of the Quality of Questions in a Face-to-face and a Web Survey; 2013; Revilla, M., Saris, W. E.
- Sample composition discrepancies in different stages of a probability-based online panel; 2013; Bosnjak, M., Haas, I., Galesic, M., Kaczmirek, L., Bandilla, W., Couper, M. P.
- A comparison of data quality and practicality of online versus postal questionnaires in a sample of...; 2013; King, M. T., Butow, P., Olver, I., Smith, A. B.
- Testing the Validity of Gender Ideology Items by Implementing Probing Questions ; 2013; Behr, D., Braun, M., Kaczmirek, L., Bandilla, W.
- Questionnaire Design: How to Plan, Structure and Write Survey Material for Effective Market Research...; 2013; Brace, I.
- Internet-Mediated Technologies and Mixed Methods Research; Problems and Prospects; 2012; Hesse-Biber, S.; Griffin, A. J.
- An Evaluation of Internet Versus Paper-based Methods for Public Participation Geographic Information...; 2012; Pocewicz, A.; Nielsen-Pincus, M.; Brown, G.; Schnitzer, R.
- Counting and Measuring Online: The Quality of Internet Surveys; 2012; De Leeuw, E. D.
- The who, when, where and how of Smartphone research; 2012; Fine, B., Menictas, C.
- Likert Scales vs. Slider Scales in commercial market research; 2012; Dobronte, A.
- Clustering of Categorical Data by Assigning Rank through Statistical Approach; 2012; Patnaik, S. K., Sahoo, S., Swain, D. K.
- Web CATI (Part of NatCen’s Multi-Mode Approach) ; 2012; Damestani, P., Agur, M.
- Code Comparison; 2012
- Design of Web Questionnaires: Matrix Questions or Single Question Formats ; 2012; de Leeuw, E. D., Hox, J., Klausch, L. T., Roberts, A., de Jongh, A.
- A World Wide Web–based survey of nonmedical tattooing in the United States ; 2012; Karagas, M. R., Wasson, J. H.
- Web-based data collection yielded an additional response bias—but had no direct effect on outcome...; 2012; Mayr, A., Gefeller, O., Prokosch, H.-U., Pirkl, A., Froehlich, A. de Zwaan, M.
- Web-based studies: The future in nutritional epidemiology (and overarching epidemiology) for the benefit...; 2012; Hercberg, S.
- Medical students’ exposure to Urology in the undergraduate curriculum, a web based survey; 2012; Derbyshire, L. F., O’Flynn, K. J.
- Evidence-Based Treatment Methods for the Management of Shoulder Impingement Syndrome Among Dutch-Speaking...; 2012; Struyf, F., Nijs, J., Gulinck, J., De Hertogh, W.
- Irrigation Trends among American Association of Endodontists Members: A Web-based Survey; 2012; Dutner, J., Anderson, A., Mines, P.
- Assessment and management of dysphagia in patients with head and neck cancer who receive radiotherapy...; 2012; Roe, J. W. G., Carding, P. N., Rhys-Evans, P. H., Newbold, K. L., Nutting, C. M., Harrington, K. J.
- Training fellows for retinopathy of prematurity care: A Web-based survey; 2012; Espiritu, M. J., Henchoz, L., Ventura, C. V.; K., Yonekawa, Y., Chiang, M. F.; K., Lee, T. C.; K.,...
- Progesterone support in IVF: is evidence-based medicine translated to clinical practice? A worldwide...; 2012; Vaisbuch, E., Leong, M., Shoham, Z.
- Increasing Response Rates to Web-Based Surveys; 2012; Monroe, M. C., Adams, D. C.
- Library Use of Web-based Research Guides; 2012; Ghaphery, J., White, E.
- A Comparison of Results from Surveys by the Pew Research Center and Google Consumer Surveys; 2012; Keeter, S., Christian, L. M.
- Sensitive topics in PC Web and mobile web surveys: Is there a difference? (presentation); 2012; Mavletova, A. M., Couper, M. P.
- Identifying Careless Responses in Survey Data; 2012; Mead, A. D., Bartholomew, C.
- Presenting Survey Items One at a Time Compared to All at Once Decreases Missing Data without Sacrificing...; 2012; Nosek, B.; Umansky, E.
- Evaluation procedures for Survey questions; 2012; Saris, W. E.
- How to calculate the length of a survey ; 2012; Puleston, J.
- What is Online Research?: Using the Internet for Social Science Research; 2012; Hooley, H., Wellens, J., Marriott, J.
- Which Polls Fared Best (and Worst) in the 2012 Presidential Race; 2012; Silver, N.
- Usability 101: Introduction to Usability; 2012; Nielsen, J.
- The association between online gaming, social phobia, and depression: an internet survey; 2012; Chen, M.-H., Huang, P.-C., Bai, Y.-M., Wei, H.-T.
- An Acceptance Model of Recommender Systems Based on a Large-Scale Internet Survey; 2012; Asoh, H., Ono, C., Habu, Y., Takasaki, H., Takenaka, T., Motomura, Y.
- P02.04. Internet survey confirms strong interest in Yoga among fibromyalgia patients; 2012; Carson, J., Bennett, R., Jones, K., Mist, S.