Web Survey Bibliography
This journal issue contains two interesting papers on web survey methodology that reach different conclusions about the potential use of web surveys, in particular which of two modes achieves the higher response rate. High response rates are commonly seen as an indicator for the validity of surveys. Leece et al. [1] used systematic sampling to assign half of a list of orthopedic surgeons to a web survey and the other half to a mail survey. They concluded that the web survey had a significantly lower response rate than the mail survey, and warn “Researchers should not assume that the widespread availability and potential ease of Internet-based surveys will translate into higher response rates”. In contrast, Ritter et al [2] recruited participants from the Internet and randomly assigned them to a mail or a web survey and came to a different verdict. They compared the responses on 16 health related questions/instruments and find that none of 16 instruments were significantly different among the two study arms. Ritter et al. [2] found that among those assigned to the web survey participation was at least as good if not better than participation among those assigned mailed questionnaires
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Web survey bibliography - Schonlau, M. (14)
- Are Final Comments in Web Survey Panels Associated with Next-Wave Attrition?; 2016; McLauchlan, C.; Schonlau, M.
- Options for Fielding and Analyzing Web Surveys; 2016; Schonlau, M.; Couper, M. P.
- What do web survey panel respondents answer when asked “Do you have any other comment?”; 2015; Schonlau, M.
- Recruiting an Internet Panel Using Respondent-Driven Sampling; 2014; Schonlau, M., Weidmer, B., Kapteyn, A.
- Recruiting in an Internet panel using respondent driven sampling; 2012; Schonlau, M.
- Respondent-driven sampling; 2012; Schonlau, M., Liebau, E.
- Conducting Respondent Driven Sampling on the Web: An Experimental Approach to Recruiting Challenges; 2011; Kapteyn, A., Schonlau, M.
- Graph comprehension: an experiment in displaying data as bar charts, pie charts and tables with and...; 2008; Schonlau, M.
- Beyond Demographics: Are ‘Webographic’ Questions Useful for Reducing the Selection Bias...; 2007; Schonlau, M., van Soest, A., Kapteyn, A.
- Will Web Surveys Ever Become Part of Mainstream Research?; 2004; Schonlau, M.
- A Comparison Between Responses From a Propensity-Weighted Web Survey and an Identical RDD Survey; 2004; Schonlau, M., Zapert, K., Simon, L. P., Sanstad, K., Marcus, S., Adams, Jo., Spranca, M., Kan, H., Turner...
- Web Surveys as Part of a Mixed-Mode Strategy for Populations That Cannot Be Contacted by E-Mail; 2003; Schonlau, M., Asch, B. J., Du, C.
- Conducting Research Surveys via E-mail and the Web; 2002; Schonlau, M., Elliot, M. N., Fricker, R. D.
- Literature Review of Web and E-mail Surveys, Chapter III; 2001; Schonlau, M., Fricker, R. D., Elliot, M. N.