Web Survey Bibliography
This chapter describes the potential, benefits, and drawbacks of collecting diary data on Twitter. The authors describe the process they used to collect data on Twitter in a pilot diary study, and report the findings from that study. As part of the exploratory study, the authors tested a number of different methods by conducting six diary studies with small, nonprobability samples. Recruiting, screening, and coordinating with participants involved multiple steps and interfaces. Twitter diaries can work effectively for nearly anyone who knows how to use a computer or smartphone, but the diaries are especially suited for collecting data from people who are active Twitter users because Tweeting is already routine for them. In some studies, recruiting a convenience sample on Twitter would be acceptable, especially when one is interested only in studying people on Twitter, or when conducting health interventions.
Web survey bibliography - Dean, E. (9)
- Collecting Diary Data on Twitter; 2013; Richards, A., Dean, E., Cook, S.
- Second Life as a Survey Lab: Exploring the Randomized Response Technique in a Virtual Setting; 2013; Richards, A., Dean, E.
- Virtual Cognitive Interviewing Using Skype and Second Life; 2013; Dean, E., Head, B., Swicegood, J. E.
- Social Media, Sociality, and Survey Research; 2013; Hill, C., Dean, E., Murphy, J.
- Cognitive Interviewing in Online Modes: a Comparison of Data Collected in Second Life and Skype; 2013; Swicegood, J. E., Head, B., Dean, E., Keating, M.
- Surveywalls: A Breakthrough for Survey Customers or DIY Run Amok?; 2013; Wells, T., Dean, E., Rao, K., Murphy, J., Roe, D. J.
- Conducting Virtual Survey Research: RTI’s Facility in the Online Community Second Life®; 2009; Dean, E., Hill, C.
- An Exploratory Study of Participant Perceptions of In-Avatar Interviewing and Virtual Settings; 2009; Tuten, T. L., Dean, E.
- Survey Research in Virtual Worlds: Second Life R as a Research Platform; 2009; Hill, C., Dean, E.