Web Survey Bibliography

Title U.S. Army Web-based, Internet Surveys
Author Lynn, M.
Year 2002
Access date 21.07.2004
Abstract The U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) has developed a web-based, Internet survey program- Army  Fast Tracker - for rapidly conducting attitude and opinion surveys of soldiers.  This survey program offers top Army leadership a low cost, high quality, quick turnaround means of "taking the pulse of the Army" on key issues.  Army proponent activities may request assistance from ARI for developing and fielding web-based, Internet surveys.  Similar to traditional paper-pencil surveys, Army Fast Tracker can be used to obtain soldiers' attitudes and opinions about specific Army actions and concerns, such as satisfaction with the military retirement system.  Although longer web-based surveys can be conducted on several topics, more research is needed on the impact of long surveys on respondent cooperation and the quality of data collected.  Army Fast Tracker provides controlled access by only those selected in the sample, user-friendly question and response category formatting, and protection of respondent privacy.  Army Fast Tracker web-based, Internet surveys usually can be conducted within 6-7 weeks.  When a panel of respondents is already in place, the turnaround time can be cut in half.  Three key factors affecting turnaround time are ensuring soldier access to the Internet (officers are most likely to have access), setting a narrow scope for the survey, and developing and pretesting the survey questions.
Year of publication2002
Bibliographic typeConferences, workshops, tutorials, presentations
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Web Survey Bibliography - The American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) 57th Annual Conference, 2002 (35)