Web Survey Bibliography
Title Assessment of Innovations in Data Collection Technology for Understanding Society
Author Couper, M. P.
Source NCRM Reports (2012)
Year 2016
Access date 05.04.2016
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Abstract In this brief assessment, Professor Mick Couper (Survey Research Center, University of Michigan) reviews some of the options for using new technologies for data collection in Understanding Society, with a primary focus on Web-based data collection. He briefly addresses the following areas: Web as the primary mode for all main instruments, in a sequential mixed-mode approach; Web as the secondary mode for all main instruments, in a sequential mixed-mode approach; Web as the primary mode for certain instruments, such as the youth self-completion survey; Web as the only or primary mode for special supplemental studies; Web as the only mode of data collection, using an online panel; Other technologies such as smart phones, tablets, and social media; Use of administrative records; Biomeasures. Each of these topics is addressed in the body of the report. Much of the review focuses on the use of the Web as the primary mode of data collection in a sequential mixed-mode design, as this is the approach currently under investigation in the Understanding Society Innovation Panel (IP5), and has the most potential – if successful – of yielding efficiencies in data collection. However, the existing research evidence is thin, and while there are some promising findings there are also studies that suggest this approach might not be as effective as hoped. This suggests caution in proceeding down this path too fast. The mixed-mode design planned for the next two Innovation Panels (IP5 and IP6) offers the best opportunity to gain much-needed evidence of direct relevant to Understanding Society, and Professor Couper's recommendation is to wait for the results of these studies to be available before any decisions about changing data collection strategies for the Understanding Society mainstage are made. This conclusion is based on the fact that there is much that is not known about how well the introduction of Web-based data collection will work, and that proceeding without such knowledge presents intolerable levels of risk for an important infrastructure study like Understanding Society.
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Year of publication2012
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Web survey bibliography - 2012 (371)
- Assessment of Innovations in Data Collection Technology for Understanding Society; 2016; Couper, M. P.
- Evaluating Online Labor Markets for Experimental Research: Amazon.com's Mechanical Turk; 2016; Berinsky, A.; Huber, G. A.; Lenz, G. S.
- A Technical Guide to Effective and Accessible web Surveys; 2016; Baatard, G.
- 28 Questions to Help Buyers of Online Samples; 2015; Cape, P. J.; Phillips, A.; Baker, R.; Cooke, M.; Ribeiro, E.; Terhanian, G.
- Ethical decision-making and Internet research 2.0: Recommendations from the AoIR ethics working committee...; 2015; Markham, A.; Buchanan, E. A.
- Internet-Mediated Technologies and Mixed Methods Research; Problems and Prospects; 2012; Hesse-Biber, S.; Griffin, A. J.
- An Evaluation of Internet Versus Paper-based Methods for Public Participation Geographic Information...; 2012; Pocewicz, A.; Nielsen-Pincus, M.; Brown, G.; Schnitzer, R.
- Counting and Measuring Online: The Quality of Internet Surveys; 2012; De Leeuw, E. D.
- The who, when, where and how of Smartphone research; 2012; Fine, B., Menictas, C.
- Likert Scales vs. Slider Scales in commercial market research; 2012; Dobronte, A.
- Clustering of Categorical Data by Assigning Rank through Statistical Approach; 2012; Patnaik, S. K., Sahoo, S., Swain, D. K.
- Web CATI (Part of NatCen’s Multi-Mode Approach) ; 2012; Damestani, P., Agur, M.
- Code Comparison; 2012
- Design of Web Questionnaires: Matrix Questions or Single Question Formats ; 2012; de Leeuw, E. D., Hox, J., Klausch, L. T., Roberts, A., de Jongh, A.
- A World Wide Web–based survey of nonmedical tattooing in the United States ; 2012; Karagas, M. R., Wasson, J. H.
- Web-based data collection yielded an additional response bias—but had no direct effect on outcome...; 2012; Mayr, A., Gefeller, O., Prokosch, H.-U., Pirkl, A., Froehlich, A. de Zwaan, M.
- Web-based studies: The future in nutritional epidemiology (and overarching epidemiology) for the benefit...; 2012; Hercberg, S.
- Medical students’ exposure to Urology in the undergraduate curriculum, a web based survey; 2012; Derbyshire, L. F., O’Flynn, K. J.
- Evidence-Based Treatment Methods for the Management of Shoulder Impingement Syndrome Among Dutch-Speaking...; 2012; Struyf, F., Nijs, J., Gulinck, J., De Hertogh, W.
- Irrigation Trends among American Association of Endodontists Members: A Web-based Survey; 2012; Dutner, J., Anderson, A., Mines, P.
- Assessment and management of dysphagia in patients with head and neck cancer who receive radiotherapy...; 2012; Roe, J. W. G., Carding, P. N., Rhys-Evans, P. H., Newbold, K. L., Nutting, C. M., Harrington, K. J.
- Training fellows for retinopathy of prematurity care: A Web-based survey; 2012; Espiritu, M. J., Henchoz, L., Ventura, C. V.; K., Yonekawa, Y., Chiang, M. F.; K., Lee, T. C.; K.,...
- Progesterone support in IVF: is evidence-based medicine translated to clinical practice? A worldwide...; 2012; Vaisbuch, E., Leong, M., Shoham, Z.
- Increasing Response Rates to Web-Based Surveys; 2012; Monroe, M. C., Adams, D. C.
- Library Use of Web-based Research Guides; 2012; Ghaphery, J., White, E.
- A Comparison of Results from Surveys by the Pew Research Center and Google Consumer Surveys; 2012; Keeter, S., Christian, L. M.
- Sensitive topics in PC Web and mobile web surveys: Is there a difference? (presentation); 2012; Mavletova, A. M., Couper, M. P.
- Identifying Careless Responses in Survey Data; 2012; Mead, A. D., Bartholomew, C.
- Presenting Survey Items One at a Time Compared to All at Once Decreases Missing Data without Sacrificing...; 2012; Nosek, B.; Umansky, E.
- Evaluation procedures for Survey questions; 2012; Saris, W. E.
- How to calculate the length of a survey ; 2012; Puleston, J.
- What is Online Research?: Using the Internet for Social Science Research; 2012; Hooley, H., Wellens, J., Marriott, J.
- Which Polls Fared Best (and Worst) in the 2012 Presidential Race; 2012; Silver, N.
- Usability 101: Introduction to Usability; 2012; Nielsen, J.
- The association between online gaming, social phobia, and depression: an internet survey; 2012; Chen, M.-H., Huang, P.-C., Bai, Y.-M., Wei, H.-T.
- An Acceptance Model of Recommender Systems Based on a Large-Scale Internet Survey; 2012; Asoh, H., Ono, C., Habu, Y., Takasaki, H., Takenaka, T., Motomura, Y.
- P02.04. Internet survey confirms strong interest in Yoga among fibromyalgia patients; 2012; Carson, J., Bennett, R., Jones, K., Mist, S.
- Approaches to empiric ablation of slow pathway: results from the Canadian EP web survey; 2012; Laish-Farkash, A., Shurrab, M., Tiong, I., Verma, A., Amit, G., Kiss, A., Morriello, F., Singh, S.,...
- Statistical Disclosure Control; 2012; Hundepool, A., Domingo-Ferrer, J., Franconi, L., Giessing, S., Schulte Nordholt, E., Spicer, K., de...
- Methodology of the RAND Continuous 2012 Presidential Election Poll ; 2012; Kapteyn, A., Meijer, E., Weerman, B.
- How and when social media storms impact brands; 2012; Morris, A., Perry, H.
- (Online) Access Panels: Types and Quality Standards; 2012; Bosnjak, M.
- Biting the Hand and Bending the Rules: An IJMR Presentation; 2012; Pettit, A.
- Passive measurement of online data in Practice - A White Paper Wakoopa; 2012
- Using response probabilities for assessing representativity; 2012; Bethlehem, J.
- Analysis of Web Survey Data based on Similarity of Fuzzy Clusters; 2012; Chiba, R., Sato-Ilic, M.
- Disentangling Mode-Specific Selection and Measurement Bias in Social Surveys; 2012; Buelens, B., van der Laan, J., Schouten, B., Klausch, L. T., van der Brakel, J., Burger, J.
- The efficiency and effectiveness of mixed mode versus single mode designs; 2012; Blunsdon, B.
- The National Survey of College Graduates: Developing a Web Data Collection Component; 2012; Thornton, T.
- Automated Web Testing Using Selenium; 2012; Gaston, D., Fanning, S., Daher, L.