Web Survey Bibliography
Title Respondent Processing of Multiple Images throughout a Web Survey
Author Charoenruk, N., Stange, M.
Year 2014
Access date 28.08.2014
Abstract
Most research on images in web surveys has examined how images affect reports to questions (i.e., visual context effects; Couper, et al. 2004). Research gaps remain, however, especially with respect to how respondents process images in surveys. Some research has examined how the placement of images in a survey affects whether respondents fixate on images and how fixation affects reports (e.g., Tourangeau, et al. 2005). What remains unanswered is how respondents process an image when it is the first, second, third, or fourth image to appear in the survey and whether subgroups of respondents process images differently (e.g., gender, age, literacy level). We answer these questions using data from an eye-tracking study that included images placed next to four questions throughout the questionnaire. We will: 1) examine if the percent of respondents who fixate on images and the amount of time spent looking at them differs by when the images appear in the survey, 2) examine whether these vary by subgroups, and 3) test if visual context effects require fixation on images and/or longer fixation or if they can occur even when respondents only peripherally process the images. This paper examines image processing and visual context effects on adult respondents from the general population with data collected between October 2013 and February 2014. Preliminary analysis from a pilot study with college students (N=41) indicates that the percentage of respondents who fixated on images declined after the second image in the survey (p=0.015). We also found that respondents who fixated on images reported spending more money on vacation than those who did not fixate on the images, suggesting that visual context effects may differ by whether respondents fixate on images. Our paper ends with recommendations about using images in web surveys.
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Year of publication2014
Bibliographic typeConferences, workshops, tutorials, presentations
Web survey bibliography - The American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) 69th Annual Conference, 2014 (20)
- Investigating Response Quality in Mobile and Desktop Surveys: A Comparison of Radio Buttons, Visual...; 2014; Toepoel, V.; Funke, F.
- Assessing the Impact Device Choice Has on Web Survey Data Collection ; 2014; Hupp, A.; Schroeder, H. M.; Piskorowski, A.D.
- Understanding Mobility: Consent and Capture of Geolocation Data in Web Surveys; 2014; Crawford, S. D.; McClain, C.; Young, R.H.; Nelson, T. F.
- Instant Interactive Feedback in Grid Questions: Reminding Web Survey; 2014; Kunz, T., Fuchs, M.
- What Does the Satisfaction with Democracy Measure Mean to Respondents in Different Countries? How Cross...; 2014; Behr, D., Braun, M.
- Using Eye Tracking to Evaluate Email Notifications of Surveys and Online Surveys Collecting Address...; 2014; Olmsted, E. L., Nichols, E. M.
- Respondent Processing of Multiple Images throughout a Web Survey; 2014; Charoenruk, N., Stange, M.
- Using Eye Tracking to Examine the Visual Design of Web Surveys; 2014; Zhou, Q., Ricci, K., Olson, K., Smyth, J. D.
- Achieving Balance: Understanding the Relationship between Complexity and Response Quality; 2014; Kirchner, A., Powell, R.
- Question Grouping and Matrices in Web Surveys: Using Response and Auxiliary Data to Examine Question...; 2014; Bilgen, I., Stern, M. J.
- The Grouping of Items in Mobile Web Surveys; 2014; Mavletova, A. M., Couper, M. P.
- Evaluating the Efficacy of Mixed-Mode Intercept Surveys for Complex Questionnaires; 2014; Puniello, O. T.
- Experiments with Email Formatting; 2014; Lawrence, S., Phillips, B. T.
- Sequential or Simultaneous Multi-Mode? Results from Two Large Surveys of Electric Utility Consumers; 2014; Jackson, C., Ledoux, C.
- Correlates of Attrition in the German Internet Panel: Drop-Outs and Sleepers; 2014; Blom, A. G., Beissel-Durrant, G.
- Survey Breakoff in Online Panels; 2014; McCutcheon, A. L.
- Measuring Nonresponse Bias in Web Surveys: The Role of Health Status; 2014; Zhang, M.
- Providing a Deadline for Response: Results from Two Recent Experiments; 2014; Kaiser, A., Walston, J. T., Medway, R., Ye, C., Tourangeau, R.
- Respondents Playing Fast and Loose?: Antecedents and Consequences of Respondent Speed of Completion; 2014; Thomas, R. K., Barlas, F. M.
- A Glimpse Inside the Mind of a Respondent: Using Paradata to Improve Online Surveys; 2013; Pape, T.; Barron, S.