Web Survey Bibliography
Non-sampling errors, and in particular, those arising from non-response and the measurement process itself present a particular challenge to survey methodologists, because it is not always easy to disentangle their joint effects on the data. Given that factors influencing the decision to participate in a survey may also influence the respondents' motivation and ability to respond to the survey questions, variations in the quality of responses may simultaneously be caused by both non-response bias and measurement error. In this study, we examine factors underlying both kinds of error using data from the 2008 ANES Internet Panel. Using interview and paradata from the initial recruitment survey, we investigate the relationship between recruitment effort (e.g. number of contact attempts; use of refusal conversion efforts), willingness to participate in subsequent panel waves, and the ability and motivation to optimize during questionnaire completion. We find that respondents who were hardest to reach or persuade to participate in the recruitment interview responded to fewer monthly panel surveys overall, and were more likely to stop participating in the panel altogether. They also had higher rates of item non-response in the recruitment interview. Respondents who later stopped participating in the panel were also more likely to give answers of reduced quality in the wave 1 monthly survey (e.g. more midpoint answers, less differentiation between scale points for question batteries, and fewer responses to a check-all-that-apply question format). We then investigated two potential common causes of the observed relation between the propensity to stop participating in the panel and response quality (interest in computers, and ‘need to evaluate’), but neither one fully accounted for it. Interest in computers predicted later panel cooperativeness, while need to evaluate was related both to response quality and the propensity to attrit. Finally, we look at whether the panelists most likely to stop participating in the panel are also more likely to learn shortcutting strategies over time, to reduce the effort needed to complete monthly surveys. We find some support for this hypothesis. We discuss our findings and their implications for the design of future online panels.
Web survey bibliography - Other (439)
- Culturally-Related Response Styles for Attitude Questions: A Comparative Analysis of Chinese and American...; 2015; Wang, Me.
- Mail survey abroad with an alternative web survey; 2015; de Rada, V. D., Domínguez-Álvarez, J. A.
- Predictors of inconsistent responding in web surveys; 2015; Akbulut, Y.
- Twelve-month prevalence and predictors of self-reported suicidal ideation and suicide attempt among...; 2015; Kang, E. H., Kim, G. M., Hyun, M. K., Choi, S. M., Kim, J. M., Woo, J. M.
- Do online access panels really need to allow and adapt surveys to mobile devices? ; 2014; Revilla, M.; Toninelli, D.; Ochoa, C.; Loewe, G.
- 640 Current trends in management of high-risk prostate cancer in Europe: Results of a web-based survey...; 2014; Briganti, A., Isbarn, H., Ost, P., Ploussard, G., Sooriakumaran, P., Van Den Bergh, R.C.N., Van Oort...
- QRTEngine: An easy solution for running online reaction time experiments using Qualtrics; 2014; Barnhoorn, J. S., Haasnoot, E., Bocanegra, B. R., van Steenbergen, H.
- Build your own social network laboratory with Social Lab: a tool for research in social media; 2014; Garaizar, P., Reips, U.-D.
- A mixed-methods study on perceptions towards use of Rapid Ethical Assessment to improve informed consent...; 2014; Addissie, A., Davey, G., Newport, M. J., Addissie, T., MacGregor, H., Feleke, Y., Farsides, B.
- Testing if Healthy Perfectionism Enhances Academic Achievement in Australian Secondary School Students...; 2014; Thorpe, E., Nettelbeck, T.
- Emotion management in online groupwork reported by Chinese students; 2014; Xu, J., Du, J., Fan, X.
- The Power of Partisanship in Brazil: Evidence from Survey Experiments; 2014; Samuels, D., Zucco, C.
- Invitation Design Elements in Web Surveys - Can One Ignore Interactions?; 2014; Mavletova, A. M., Deviatko, I., Maloshonok, N.
- Gender Differences in Internet Addiction Associated with Psychological Health Indicators Among Adolescents...; 2014; Ha, Y.-M., Hwang, W. J.
- Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials supports the use of incentives for inducing response to...; 2014; David, M. C., Ware, R. S.
- Does Self-Selection Affect Samples' Representativeness in Online Surveys? An Investigation in Online...; 2014; Khazaal, Y., van Singer, M., Chatton, A., Achab, S., Zullino, D., Rothen, S., Khan, R., Billieux, J.,...
- Internet-based survey on current practice for evaluation, prevention, and treatment of scars, hypertrophic...; 2014; Lumenta, D. B., Siepmann, E., Kamolz, L. P.
- Current Practices in Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in India: Results of an Online Survey; 2014; Kumar, A.
- Perceptions on developing clinical practice guidelines for traditional medicine in Korea: Results of...; 2014; Choi, J., Choi, T.-Y., A.; A., Yun, K.-J., A., Lim, H.-J., Lee, J. A., Lee, M. S.
- Recognition of and interventions for Mibyeong (subhealth) in South Korea: a national web-based survey...; 2014; Lee, J., Lee, Y., Dong, S. O., Kim, S.-H., Lee, S.
- Nonresponse and measurement error in an online panel; 2014; Roberts, C., Allum, N., Sturgis, P.
- Estimating the effects of nonresponses in online panels through imputation; 2014; Zhang, W.
- Motives for joining nonprobability online panels and their association with survey participation behavior...; 2014; Keusch, F., Batinic, B., Mayerhofer, W.
- Design and Implementation of an Online Questionnaire Tool; 2014; Schaniel, R.
- What are the Links in a Web Survey Among Response Time, Quality, and Auto-Evaluation of the Efforts...; 2014; Revilla, M., Ochoa, C.
- Comparison of the quality estimates in a mixed-mode and a unimode design: an experiment from the European...; 2014; Revilla, M.
- The effectiveness of recruitment strategies on general practitioner's survey response rates - a...; 2014; Pit, S. W., Pyakurel, S., Vo, T.
- Two Are Better Than One: The Use of a Mixed-Mode Data Collection to Improve the Electoral Forecast; 2014; de Rada, V. D., Pasadas del Amo, S.
- Social Media and Online Survey: Tools for Knowledge Management in Health Research ; 2014; Merolli, M., Sanchez, F. J. M., Gray, K.
- The Effect of De-Contextualisation - A Comparison of Response Behaviour in Self-Administered Surveys; 2014; Wetzelhuetter, D.
- 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.
- 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.
- Beauty is more than screen deep: Improving the web survey respondent experience through socially-present...; 2014; Casey, T. W., Poropat, A.
- The impact of New Zealand's 2008 prohibition of piperazine-based party pills on young people'...; 2013; Sheridan, J., Dong, C. Y., Butler, R., Barnes, J.
- The relationships among nurses' job characteristics and attitudes toward web-based continuing learning...; 2013; Chiu, Y.-L., Tsai, C.-C., Fan Chiang, C.-Y.
- Does Stress Increase the Risk of Atopic Dermatitis in Adolescents? Results of the Korea Youth Risk Behavior...; 2013; Kwon, J. A., Lee, M., Park, E.-C., Park, S., Yoo, K.-B.
- Can timestamp analyses show the bottlenecks in web surveys?; 2013; Andreadis, I.
- The world in 2013. ICT facts and figures; 2013
- Evaluating Arts-Based Cancer Education Using an Internet Survey among Alaska Community Health Workers...; 2013; Cueva, M., Cueva, K., Dignan, M., Lanier, A., Kuhnley, R.
- Intra-individual variation of extreme response style in mixed-mode panel studies; 2013; Aichholzer, J.
- Advantages of a global multimodal print & digital readership survey; 2013; Cour, N., Saint-Joanis, G.
- Australia: building a 21st century readership survey; 2013; Green, A., White, H.
- The new swiss national readership survey: fit for the future ; 2013; Amschler, H., Hoffmann, J.
- Assessing data quality with time measurements of responses in the Estonian mixed-mode survey experiment...; 2013; Lumiste, K.
- Survey errors and costs - comparison of mixed-mode and face - to face ESS surveys in Estonia; 2013; Ainsaar, M., Lumiste, K., Lilleoja, L., Roots, A.
- ESS Mixed Mode Experiment Results in Estonia (CAWI and CAPI Mode Sequential Design); 2013; Ainsaar, M., Lilleoja, L., Lumiste, K., Roots, A.
- Quality of Web surveys; 2013; Revilla, M.
- The use of paradata to investigate non-response ; 2013; Vicente, P.
- Knowledge of palliative care: An online survey; 2013; Al Qadire, M.