Web Survey Bibliography
Relevance & Research Question:
With the proliferation of mobile Web browsers, there is growing interest in the effects that using such devices to complete Web surveys may have on survey responses. Little research has focused on the possible social context in which respondents may complete survey on mobile devices relative to standard PC-based browsers. Our research focuses on the effect of the device used to complete Web surveys on the answers to sensitive questions.
Methods & Data:
We conducted a two-wave cross-over design among members of a volunteer online access panel in Russia. Respondents were randomly assigned either to a mobile or PC Web survey in the first wave. In the second wave we changed the survey mode for those who completed the first wave: those who filled out the questionnaire via PC in the first wave were invited to complete the survey via mobile phone, and vice versa. A total of 884 respondents completed both waves of the experiment.
Results
We hypothesized that surveys completed on mobile phones may show higher rates of social desirability bias than those completed on a PC-based browser. Our findings offer rather limited support to the main hypothesis, however, we suggest that differences between PC and mobile-based Web surveys depend on the questions being compared. Some differences seem to be found in certain types of questions mostly with higher level of dispersion in the possible answers, particularly in the behavioral open-ended questions with the interval scale and closed-ended questions with the ordinal scale. If there would be differences, PC Web survey seems to produce more honest responses in sensitive items.
Added Value:
The results could help survey practitioners to design and improve data quality in Web surveys completed on different devices.
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Web survey bibliography - Internet access Panels (431)
- By the Numbers: Theory of adaptation or survival of the fittest?; 2013; Cavallaro, K.
- Does one really know?: Avoiding noninformative answers in a reliable way.; 2013; de Leeuw, E. D., Boevee, A., Hox, J.
- Sensitive Topics in PC and Mobile Web Surveys; 2013; Mavletova, A. M., Couper, M. P.
- Sampling online communities: using triplets as basis for a (semi-) automated hyperlink web crawler.; 2013; Veny, Y.
- Propensity Score Weighting – Can Personality Adjust for Selectivity?; 2013; Glantz, A., Greszki, R.
- GESIS Online Panel Pilot: Results from a Probability-Based Online Access Panel; 2013; Kaczmirek, L., Bandilla, W., Schaurer, I., Struminskaya, B., Weyandt, K.
- Innovation in Data Collection: the Responsive Design Approach; 2013; Bianchi, A., Biffignandi, S.
- Break-off and attrition in the GIP amongst technologically experienced and inexperienced participants...; 2013; Blom, A. G., Bossert, D., Clark, V., Funke, F., Gebhard, F., Holthausen, A., Krieger, U., Wachenfeld...
- Nonresponse and Nonresponse Bias in a Probability-Based Internet Panel; 2013; Blom, A. G., Bossert, D., Funke, F., Gebhard, F., Holthausen, A., Krieger, U.
- Rewards - Money for Nothing?; 2013; Cape, P. J., Martin, P.
- Effects of incentive reduction after a series of higher incentive waves in a probability-based online...; 2013; Struminskaya, B., Kaczmirek, L., Schaurer, I., Bandilla, W.
- Timing of Nonparticipation in an Online Panel: The effect of incentive strategies; 2013; Douhou, S., Scherpenzeel, A.
- Experiences from a probability-based Internet panel: Sample, recruitment and participation; 2013; Scherpenzeel, A.
- Participation and engagement in web surveys of the general population: An overview of challenges and...; 2013; Roberts, C.
- How Do Lotteries and Study Results Influence Response Behavior in Online Panels?; 2013; Goeritz, A., Luthe, S. C.
- 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.
- Web-based studies: The future in nutritional epidemiology (and overarching epidemiology) for the benefit...; 2012; Hercberg, S.
- Sensitive topics in PC Web and mobile web surveys: Is there a difference? (presentation); 2012; Mavletova, A. M., Couper, M. P.
- (Online) Access Panels: Types and Quality Standards; 2012; Bosnjak, M.
- Passive measurement of online data in Practice - A White Paper Wakoopa; 2012
- Selection bias of internet panel surveys: A comparison with a paper-based survey and national governmental...; 2012; Tsuboi, S., Yoshida, H., Ae, R., Kojo, T., Nakamura, Y., Kitamura, K.
- Screenwise panel: Frequently Asked Questions; 2012
- Research company spotlight - Mobile surveys; 2012
- NBCU enlists Google, ComScore to track multiscreen Olympics viewing; 2012; Spangler, T.
- More dirty little secrets of online panel research.; 2012
- Google et Médiamétrie créent une audience bimédia; 2012; Gonzales, P.
- Especially for You: Motivating Respondents in an Internet Panel by Offering Tailored Questions; 2012; Oudejans, M.
- The war against unengaged online respondents; 2012; Gittelman, S. H., Trimarchi, E.
- By the Numbers: Lessons for using online panels in B2B research; 2012; Elsner, N.
- Recruiting in an Internet panel using respondent driven sampling; 2012; Schonlau, M.
- Multi-Language Multi-Continent B2B Community Panel: How B2B research can effectively span the world; 2012; Morden, M., Accomando, E.
- WebSM Study: Survey software features overview ; 2012; Vehovar, V., Cehovin, G., Kavcic, L., Lenar, J.
- Does survey experience affect respondents’ reported level of satisfaction?; 2012; Schultz Christensen, A., Ladenburg, J.
- Evaluation of an online (opt-in) panel for public participation geographic information systems surveys...; 2012; Brown, G., Weber, D., Zanon, D., de Bie, K.
- Panel Conditioning in Online Survey Panels: Problems of Increased Sophistication and Decreased Engagemeent...; 2012; Adams, A. N., Atkeson, L. R., Karp, J. A.
- Recruiting A Probability Sample For An Online Panel: Effects Of Contact Mode, Incentives, And Information...; 2012; Scherpenzeel, A., Toepoel, V.
- “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., Kaminska, O., Uhrig, S. C. N., Brown, M., Calderwood, L.
- The Propensity of Older Respondents to Participate in a General Purpose Survey; 2012; Lynn, P.
- Online Data Collection in the Agro-Food Sector; 2012; Biffignandi, S., Artaz, R.
- Effect of different stimulus on data quality in online panels; 2012; Zagar, S., Lozar Manfreda, K.
- The German Internet Panel: First Results from the Recruitment Phases; 2012; Blom, A. G.
- Panel retention rate and data quality: experimental results drawing on Reciprocity design; 2012; Biffignandi, S., Artaz, R.
- Web panels in Slovenia; 2012; Lenar, J., Vehovar, V.
- Innovation in online data collection for scientific research: the Dutch MESS project; 2012; Das, M.
- Professional Respondents in Internet Panels: Who are They and What Do They Do to Our Data?; 2012; de Leeuw, E. D., Matthijsse, S.
- Using Online Panels for National Surveys of Low Incidence Populations: Findings from the CDC Influenza...; 2012; Boyle, J., Ball, S., Ding, H., Srinath, K. P., Euler, G.
- The Persistence of Attentiveness in Web Surveys: A Panel Study; 2012; Berinsky, A., Luks, S., Rivers, D.
- The Effect of Mode on Participant Responses to Qualitative Research in Virtual Worlds; 2012; Dipko, S., Billington, C., Brick, P. D.
- A Systematic Review of Studies Investigating the Quality of Data Obtained with Online Panels; 2012; Callegaro, M., Villar, A., Krosnick, J. A., Yeager, D. S.