Web Survey Bibliography
The transition from paper-based personal interviews to computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) is already well underway. Much of the early research focused on operational issues and concerns about data quality differences between the methods. Attention is now being turned to more detailed assessments of specific features of the new data collection technology and its impact on the survey process. This article deals with the question of relative administration of survey questions between paper and pencil and CAPI modes. Using data from a series of interviews (14 PAPI and 37 CAPI) using the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) instrument conducted as part of usability testing of the instrument, a large number (over 2,200) of comparable items from the socio-demographic part of the instrument were subjected to detailed time and activity coding. These data allow us to examine reasons for time differences across the modes. Where items are comparable in terms of design across modes, we find that CAPI takes slightly longer than PAPI, largely due to the speed of typing versus writing. However, most of the time differences found can be attributed to differences of design between paper and pencil and CAPI, rather than to the technology itself. Since the early days of computer-assisted interviewing (CAI), the issue of whether computer-assisted interviews take longer than equivalent paper and pencil surveys has been discussed. Evidence in both directions can be found in the literature. To what extent does the time taken to administer survey questions depend on the technology (paper or computer) used? Or does the duration of an interview depend on the particular design features employed? In this article we explore this issue in detail, at the level of individual questions. Our goal is to understand whether and if so why the time taken to complete items on paper and on computer may differ.
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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.