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Title The Dutch Model of Data Collection Development for Official Surveys
Author Akkerboom, H.; Dehue, F.
Source International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 9, 2, pp. 126 - 145
Year 1997
Access date 28.04.2014
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This article presents the methodological toolkit for data collection (particularly questionnaire) design and development in use at Statistics Netherlands (NCBS). The (re-)design of a continuous survey of living conditions is used to illustrate five development steps: (1) project preparation and risk analysis; (2) a qualitative study using exploratory tools in a questionnaire laboratory; (3) a qualitative study in the field; (4) a quantitative pilot in the field; and (5) implementation. A /inrtesting program determines how, in Steps 1—4, respondents are consulted about design issues concerning both the questionnaire and its administration. 'Respondent-friendly' design changes can thus be implemented before Step 5. The model is meant as a flexible framework for deciding when to test what and by which tool. This includes the possibility of steps being omitted, repeated, combined, or interchanged. Various test tools, like focus groups and cognitive interviews, are conceived as special cases of meta-interviews, by which (meta-) data are collected about and in addition to the intended data collection. The authors propose to use an eclectic classification of measurement error risks as a framework for describing risk hypotheses and test results. Risk hypodieses mainly serve to guarantee efficient use of means and time available for Steps 1-4. Unanticipated meta-information is obtained in the process.
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Web survey bibliography - 1997 (23)
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- World-Wide Web survey research made easy with WWW Survey Assistant; 1997; Schmidt, W. C.
- Getting a foot in the electronic door Understanding why people read or delete electronic mail; 1997; Tuten, T. L.
- Internet marketing research: resources and techniques; 1997; Forrest, E.
- Feeling thermometers versus 7-point scales. Which are better?; 1997; Alwin, D. F.
- Electronic methods of collecting survey data: A review of E-research; 1997; Tuten, T. L.
- Editing of survey data: How much is enough?; 1997; Grandquist, L., Kovar, J. G.
- Designing rating scales for effective measurernent in surveys; 1997; Krosnick, J. A., Fabrigar, L. R.
- Some Considerations for Conducting an Electronic Mail Study with University Students; 1997; Williams, A. N., Morphew, C. C., Nusser, S. M.
- Some Considerations for Conducting an Electronic Mail Study with University Students; 1997; Williams, A. N., Morphew, C. C., Nusser, S. M.
- The Effect of E-Personality on Research Results; 1997; MacElroy, B.
- Search no Further. Yahoo!'s Audience Analysis Project - A Case Study; 1997; Kottler, R. E.
- The Internet: Access grows, policies lag; 1997; Frost, M.
- Research and the Internet: An e-mail survey of sexual orientation; 1997; Sell, R. L.
- The Effect of New Data Collection Technologies on Survey Data; 1997; Nicholls II, W. L., Martin, J.
- Update on the Internet Usage Survey; 1997; Bremer, J.
- A study of factors affecting responses in electronic mail surveys; 1997; Good, K. P.
- On-line focus groups: four approaches that work; 1997; Jacobson, P.
- Are Internet surveys ready for prime time; 1997; Davis, G.
- Conducting On-Line Focus Groups: A Methodological Discussion; 1997; Gaiser, T. J.
- Internet research: still a few hurdles to clear; 1997; Weissbach, S.
- Using the Internet for quantitative survey research; 1997
- Internet surveys: Does WWW stand for "Why waste the work?"; 1997; Eaton, B.
- Assessing Student Attitudes: Computer Versus Pencil-and-Paper Administration; 1997; Antons, C. M., Dilla, B. L., Fultz, M. L.