Web Survey Bibliography
Title Participation in Online Social Research: Demographic Characteristics and Means of Recruitment
Author Frye, N. E., Rychener, S., Fitzpatrick, J., Crawford, D.
Year 2000
Access date 20.08.2004
Abstract Researchers have recently recognized the value of the Internet as a means of data collection. There are currently 35 psychology online studies listed with Yahoo, suggesting that researchers are utilizing the unique opportunities for participant recruitment via the Internet. The Internet offers access to thousands or perhaps millions of individuals to whom investigators would not be able to contact under traditional data collection circumstances. What has not yet received much attention is the characteristics of the individuals who participate in such online research. Is one type of individual responding to many surveys, indicating that we are repeatedly reporting findings about the same small group of participants? Or is there some variability in survey respondents, suggesting that our results might be more generalizable to the larger population? This study compared data gathered from two samples that participated in two separate online studies. We examined whether respondent demographics differed by (a) means of recruitment, (b) topic of the study, and (c) motivation for participation. While a wide variety of people can be found on the Internet, the characteristics of participants recruited via the Internet may differ both with means of recruitment and study topic. Thus, the specific goals of the study should be kept in mind when designing Internet-based research.
Year of publication2000
Bibliographic typeConferences, workshops, tutorials, presentations
Web survey bibliography - 2000 (46)
- Pollsters Inside the Box; 2000; Clark, R.
- The threat of satisficing in surveys: The shortcuts respondents take in answering questions; 2000; Krosnick, J. A.
- Designing Web Usability; 2000; Nielsen, J.
- Comparison of telephone, mail, Web, and IVR surveys of drugs and alcohol use among University of Georgia...; 2000; Bason, J. J.
- The measurement of personal values in survey research: A test of alternative rating procedures; 2000; McCarty, J. A., Shrum, L. J.
- Model of behavioral intention. A two-factor motivational model of behavioral intention; 2000; Thomas, R. K.
- DMS/AOL's Opinion Place expands research services to offer broadest online representation available...; 2000
- Research Report: The Evolving Relationship Between General and Specific Computer Self-Efficacy—...; 2000; Agarwal, R., Sambamurthy, V., Stair, R.
- Old, new make up today's surveys.; 2000; James, D.
- Software Comes Down to Earth; 2000; Macer, T.
- Using Web questionnaires for judgement and decisoin making research; 2000; Baron, J., Siepmann, M.
- Tell me, what did you see? The stimulus on computers; 2000; Krantz, J. H.
- Computer software and qualitative analysis: trends, issues and resources; 2000; Lee, R. M., Esterhuizen, L.
- Web and Mail Survey: Comparison on a Large-Scale Project; 2000; Kennedy, J. M., Kuh, G. D., Li, J., Hayek, J., Inghram, J., Bannister, N., Segar, K.
- Method and Representation in Internet-Based Survey Tools: Mobility, Community, and Cultural Identity...; 2000; Witte, J. C., Amoroso, L. M., Howard, P. E. N.
- Developing Usability Guidelines for AudioCasi Respondents with Limited Literacy Skills; 2000; J., Schneider, S. J.
- Technology Effects: Do CAPI or PAPI Interviews Take Longer?; 2000; Fuchs, M., Couper, M. P., Hansen, S. E.
- What Users Want From a Tool for Analyzing and Documenting Electronic Questionnaires: The User Requirements...; 2000; Kelly, M.
- Documentation for 2000 Presidential Election Internet Survey; 2000; Alvarez, M. R., Sherman, R.
- Internet Panel Response To The 'State Of The Union' Address: An Experiment; 2000; Frankovic, K. A.
- Current Practices in Intraspinal Therapy - A Survey of Clinical Trends and Decision Making; 2000; Hassenbusch, S. J., Portenoy, R. K.
- Online qualitative research task force: report of findings; 2000; Sweet, C., Walkowski, J.
- International growth of Web survey activity; 2000; MacElroy, B.
- Using online focus groups for e-commerce research; 2000; Johnson, W.
- The future of online research; 2000; James, D.
- Taking It To The Web; 2000; Grant, A. T., Dispensa, G.
- An opposing view of online surveying; 2000; Gorman, J. W.
- You've got surveys; 2000; Lipke, D. J.
- Developing usable Web sites - a review and model; 2000; Cunliffe, D. V.
- Impact of measurement periods on website rankings and traffic estimation: a user-centric approach; 2000; Lee, Su., Leckenby, J. D.
- The power of online research; 2000; Taylor, H.
- Report from Portland. AAPOR conference focuses on Web research; 2000; Totten, J. W.
- Psychological Experiments on the Internet; 2000; Birnbaum, M. H.
- A Brief History of Web Experimenting; 2000; Musch, J., Reips, U.-D.
- Potential of the Internet for Personality Research; 2000; Buchanan, T.
- Using the Internet for survey research: A case study; 2000
- Leverage-saliency theory of survey participation; 2000; Groves, R. M., Singer, E., Corning, A.
- E-interviewers add human touch to Web-based research; 2000; Wygant, S., Feld, K. G.
- Variables influencing dropout rates in Web-based surveys; 2000; MacElroy, B.
- Research non-stop; 2000; Grecco, C.
- Measuring response rates in online surveys; 2000; MacElroy, B.
- Content Analysis of the World Wide Web: Opportunities and Challenges; 2000; Weare, C., -Y., Lin, W.-Y.
- Banner-advertised Web surveys; 2000; Tuten, T. L., Bosnjak, M., Bandilla, W.
- Use of E-Mail And Internet Surveys By Research Companies; 2000; Totten, J. W.
- A Comparison Of Mail, Fax, And Web-Based Survey Methods; 2000; Cobanoglu, C., Warde, B., Moreo, P. J.
- Introduction: Survey and Statistical Computing in the New Millennium; 2000; Banks, R.