Web Survey Bibliography
Currently, the limited options for sampling frames and sampling methods in the UK severely constrain the use of web in probability-based general population surveys. Good population coverage can be achieved through use of sampling frames traditionally used for interviewer-administered surveys, but unless the initial approach is then interviewer-administered, the researcher loses control over respondent selection. Web data collection is mainly considered only for longitudinal surveys, in which respondent names are known and email addresses can be collected at previous waves. For one-time surveys a mail invitation to a web survey can be used but errors of respondent identification are likely and are hard to detect. The prospects for web data collection from the general population would change dramatically if a population register were to become available and especially if this were to include email addresses. However, this seems highly unlikely, at least in the foreseeable future. For these reasons, non-probability methods are likely to remain attractive to many for some time to come.
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Web survey bibliography - Presented at NCRM Conference: Web surveys for the general population: How, why and when? (2013) (10)
- Issues of Coverage and Sampling in Web Surveys for the General Population; 2013; Lynn, P.
- Mixed-mode including web: Recent developments at Statistics Netherlands; 2013; Luiten, A., Schouten, B.
- Web coverage in the UK and its potential impact on general population web surveys; 2013; Callegaro, M.
- Surveys on Mobile Devices: Opportunities and Challenges; 2013; Couper, M. P.
- Measurement issues in web surveys: An overview of opportunities and challenges; 2013; Calderwood, L.
- 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.
- Using Web Survey Panels to Estimate Population Characteristics: A Comparison of Alternative Approaches...; 2013; Rivers, D.
- Online Research, Game On!; 2013; Puleston, J.
- The ONS Beyond 2011 Programme & possible implications for social surveys; 2013; Morris, L.