Web Survey Bibliography
The benefits and problems of online surveys are well documented and this electronic data collection tool continues to increase in application among leading market research companies and public opinion pollsters in the U.S. and worldwide. Concerns about low response rates and self-selected participation biases, sample representativeness and data generalizability have led to the application of various methodological techniques to test and adjust for sample representativeness as well as analytic strategies to assess outcome and online surveys continue to grow in methodological rigor.
The present study focused on a four-year longitudinal study beginning with a census of a targeted population of young adults followed by a random sample of this cohort the following two years and another census in the fourth year. Its objective was to track the impact of a health promotion campaign that was implemented in the first year of the study and which continued over the next three years. Questions in both surveys included health knowledge, attitudes and behavior as well as health information sources.
Fieldwork was conducted during four consecutive falls among students at a northeast midsized university. They comprised a survey group-administered through gateway courses comprising a census of entering first-year students in 2005 and a random sample of this student cohort in their second and third years followed by another group-administered survey of senior courses in the fourth year. University students are considered an Internet-wise population and all of them have a university email address. Research has shown that they may be effectively incentivized to participate in surveys.
Methodological issues are discussed. These include extrapolation to the larger population based on results from specific demographic segments, whether different incentives and survey invitation wording contributed to respondent bias, the implications of leverage salience theory, latent confounding effects of students majoring in disciplines with higher sample representation, and the rigor and limitations of group-administered and online surveys.
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Web survey bibliography - 2011 (358)
- Mass informed consent: Evidence on upgrading democracy with polls and new media; 2011; Simon, A. F.
- Latent class analysis of survey error; 2011; Biemer, P. P.
- Just published: Forrester Wave™ of enterprise feedback management satisfaction and loyalty solutions...; 2011; McInnes, A.
- ISER working paper 2011-31. Is it a good idea to optimise question format for mode of data collection...; 2011; Nicolaas, G., Campanelli, P., Hope, S., Jaeckle, A., Lynn, P.
- Involve while you evolve. How to make mobile research work for everyone; 2011; Luck, K.
- Internet access quarterly update 2011 Q1; 2011
- Households with Computers, Telephone Subscriptions, and Internet Access, Selected Years, 1997 - 2010; 2011
- Harvard research data security policy; 2011
- GRE® program announces big benefits and big savings for GRE® test takers worldwide; 2011
- Google and Kantar develop measurement panel; 2011
- Going online with assessment; 2011; Burke, E., Mahoney-Phillips, J., Bowler, W., Downey, K.
- Global market research 2011; 2011
- Focus Group Methodology: Principle and Practice; 2011; Liamputtong, P.
- External preference mapping of commercial antiaging creams based on consumers' responses to a check...; 2011; Parente, M. E., Manzoni, A. V., Ares, G.
- Experiments for evaluating survey questions; 2011; Krosnick, J. A.
- Evaluating the usability of personal digital assistants to collect behavioral data on adolescents with...; 2011; McClamroch, K. J.
- Eurobarometer Special surveys: EB75.1 E-Communications Household Survey. Special Eurobarometer 362; 2011
- Survey Data Quality Provisions in Statistics Canada E-Questionnaire Solution: Retrospective and Perspectives...; 2011; Abiza, Y.
- Developing Electronic Questionnaire Guidelines: Issues and Challenges in a Changing Environment; 2011; Cote, A.-M., Kelly, P., Lawrence, D.
- Triton: a general tool for data collection and micro editing; 2011; Erikson, J.
- A Generalized System for Aided Development and Monitoring of Web Surveys; 2011; Torelli, R.
- Ethical issues in Internet research; 2011; Hoerger, M., Currell, C.
- Using survey data collection as a tool for improving the survey process; 2011; Biffignandi, S., Perani, G., Laureti, A.
- Essential methods for design based sample surveys; 2011; Pfeffermann, D., Rao, C. R.
- A picnic in the field; negotiating the presentation of the self in researcher/respondent relationships...; 2011; Parsons, J.
- The benefits and constraints of e-mail interviews and discussions as methods of accessing valid data; 2011; Roberts, An.
- Is There a Quick Fix for Open-ended Questions? A Comparison of Qualitative Analysis Techniques; 2011; Langer Tesfaye, C.
- The Impact of Open-Ended Questions: A Multivariate Study of Respondent Engagement; 2011; Gittelman, S. H.
- “You are Invited to Participate”: Challenges of Applying Mixed Survey Methods to Assess...; 2011; Chew, F.
- Literacy and Data Quality in Self-Administered Surveys; 2011; Smyth, J. D., Olson, K.
- Catch Them When You Can: Speeders and Their Role in Online Data Quality; 2011; Gutierrez, C., Wells, T., Rao, K., Kurzynski, D.
- Observed Differences in the Placement and Wording of Neutral Response Options in Web Surveys: An Experiment...; 2011; Walton, L., Cobb, C. L., DiSogra, C.
- Does mentioning "some people" and "other people" in a survey question increase the...; 2011; Yeager, D. S., Krosnick, J. A.
- Do not track gathers momentum; 2011; Stark, D.
- “Don’t know” the difference - An experimental comparison between Web and CATI; 2011; Schielicke, A.-M., Degen, M.
- Display resolution; 2011
- A Survey Stopping Rule Based on Weighting for Unit Nonresponse; 2011; Lewis, T.
- Classic Inspirations for Social Research Methodology in the time of Online Access Panels ; 2011; Jerabek, H.
- Five Things You Should Know About Mobile Data Collection; 2011; Pingitore, G.
- Mixed Methods - Analyzing Open-Ended Comments in a Quantitative Employee Survey; 2011; Lawton, L., Broege, N.
- Changing Survey Methods (Discussion); 2011; Lavrakas, P. J.
- Causes of survey incompletes: Why panelists say they abandon surveys; 2011; Henning, J.
- Canadian online panels: Similar or different?; 2011; Chan, P., Ambrose, D.
- Blend, balance, and stabilize respondent sources; 2011; Eggers, M., Drake, E.
- Beyond data stability: Rising above quality concerns; 2011
- Background - QSOAP; 2011
- Audience evolution: New technologies and the transformation of media audiences; 2011; Napoli, P. M.
- Assessing personality traits through response latencies using item response theory; 2011; Ranger, J., Ortner, T. M.
- American public opinion: Its origins, content, and impact (8th Edition); 2011; Erikson, R. S., Tedin, K. L.
- Clarifying Survey Questions; 2011; Redline, C. D.