Web Survey Bibliography
Recent studies have indicated that members of Internet panel surveys now complete surveys on PCs, but also on subnotebooks, tablets or smartphones (Bosnjak et al 2013). This means that web surveys are displayed on very small and very large screens, and are completed with keyboard, mouse or touchscreen
The fact that Internet surveys can now be completed with so many different devices may have implications for measurement. There have been only a few studies studying the effects on measurement error between different devices. Most studies have concentrated on comparing mobile phones to desktop PCs and have found no clear differences between them with regards to measurement error. Because respondents always self-select into particular devices, it is very difficult to separate selection effects from measurement effects of the device however.
This paper aims to fill this gap by using longitudinal data from a large Dutch probability-based panel survey (LISS) to analyse over time 1) whether the same respondents use different devices to complete Internet surveys and 2) assess whether a device switch over time affects survey measurement error. To this end, we coded the User Agent Strings of 6 waves of data, and categorized respondents according to the devices used over time. We identified several groups of ‘stable’-device users (e.g. “always PC”) and ‘switchers’ (e.g. PC -> tablet -> tablet -> PC).
We study the measurement properties of each of the devices using a within-subjects design. We look at 1) the number of Don’t knows and item missing 2) interview duration 3) straightlining 4) the length of open answers 5) primacy effect in check-all-that-apply questions and 6) how the survey is evaluated at each wave
We conclude with a discussion of the effects our findings have for the design of web surveys.
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Web survey bibliography - 2014 (234)
- Undisclosed Privacy: The Effect of Privacy Rights Design on Response Rates; 2014; Haer, R., Meidert, N.
- Modelling ”don’t know” responses in rating scales; 2014; Manisera, M., Zuccolotto, P.
- Does Gamification Work? - A Literature Review of Empirical Studies on Gamification ; 2014; Hamari, J., Koivisto, J., Sarsa, H.
- Clicking vs. Dragging: Different Uses of the Mouse and Their Implications for Online Surveys; 2014; Sikkel, D., Steenbergen, R., Gras, S.
- The Effect of Benefit Wording on Consent to Link Survey and Administrative Records in a Web Survey; 2014; Sakshaug, J. W., Kreuter, F.
- Completion rates and non-response error in online surveys: Comparing sweepstakes and pre-paid cash incentives...; 2014; LaRose, R., Tsai, H. S.
- The accuracy of self-reported medical history: A preliminary analysis of the promise of internet-based...; 2014; Kelstrup, A. M., Juillerat, P., Korzenik, J.
- Panel Attrition - Separating Stayers, Fast Attriters, Gradual Attriters, and Lurkers; 2014; Lugtig, P. J.
- Dropout Rates and Response Times of an Occupation Search Tree in a Web Survey; 2014; Tijdens, K. G.
- The use of within-subject experiments for estimating measurement effects in mixed-mode surveys ; 2014; Klausch, L. T., Schouten, B., Hox, J.
- Improving the Representativeness of Online Surveys ; 2014; Henning, J.
- GESIS Panel: Sample and Recruitment; 2014
- Online Surveys as a Management Tool for Monitoring Multicultual Virtual Team Processes; 2014; Scovotti, C.
- How much is shorter CAWI questionnaire VS CATI questionnaire?; 2014; Bartoli, B.
- WEBDATANET: A Network on Web-based Data Collection, Methodological Challenges, Solutions, and Implementation...; 2014; Tijdens, K. G., Steinmetz, S., de Pedraza, P., Serrano, F.
- The Use of Paradata to Predict Future Cooperation in a Panel Study; 2014; Funke, F., Goeritz, A.
- Incentives on demand in a probability-based online panel: redemption and the choice between pay-out...; 2014; Schaurer, I., Struminskaya, B., Kaczmirek, L.
- The Effect of De-Contextualisation - A Comparison of Response Behaviour in Self-Administered Surveys; 2014; Wetzelhuetter, D.
- Responsive designed web surveys; 2014; Dreyer, M., Reich, M., Schwarzkopf, K.
- Extra incentives for extra efforts – impact of incentives for burdensome tasks within an incentivized...; 2014; Schreier, J. H., Biethahn, N., Drewes, F.
- Students First Choice – the influence of mobile mode on results; 2014; Maxl, E.
- Device Effects: How different screen sizes affect answer quality in online questionnaires; 2014; Fischer, B., Bernet, F.
- Moving towards mobile ready web panels; 2014; Wijnant, A., de Bruijne, M.
- Innovation for television research - online surveys via HbbTV. A new technology with fantastic opportunities...; 2014; Herche, J., Adler, M.
- Mixed-devices in a probability based panel survey. Effects on survey measurement error; 2014; Toepoel, V., Lugtig, P. J.
- Online mobile surveys in Italy: coverage and other methodological challenges; 2014; Poggio, T.
- Distress Tolerance as a Predictor of Risky and Aggressive Driving; 2014; Beck, K. H., Ali, B., Daughters, S. B.
- African-American breast cancer survivors’ preferences for various types of physical activity interventions...; 2014; Paxton, R., Nayak, P., Taylor, W., Chang, S., Courneya, K., Schover, L., Hodges, K., Jones, L.
- Measuring well-being: An analysis of different response scales; 2014; van Beuningen, J., van der Houwen, K., Moonen, L.
- The impact of contact effort and interviewer performance on mode-specific nonresponse and measurement...; 2014; Schouten, B., Cobben, F., van der Laan, J., Arends, J.
- Topic sensitivity and research design: effects on internet survey respondents' motives; 2014; Albaum, G., Roster, C. A., Smith, S. M.
- Improving Survey Methods: Lessons from Recent Research; 2014; Engel, U., Jann, B., Lynn, P., Scherpenzeel, A., Sturgis, P.
- Picking up the Bread Crumbs: Holistic Insights from Social Media; 2014; Souda, P.
- Beauty is more than screen deep: Improving the web survey respondent experience through socially-present...; 2014; Casey, T. W., Poropat, A.