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Title Comparing Propensity Score Weighting with Other Weighting Methods: A Case Study
Author Forsman, G., Varedian, M.
Year 2003
Access date 07.05.2004
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Abstract This paper deals with weighting issues in Web surveys of the general population. A common way of conducting such surveys is to recruit a volunteer panel of Web users from which quota samples are selected. Inference from such non-probability samples relies heavily on the existence of good weighting procedures. A weighting procedure examined here is the propensity score method, which with certain assumptions has a potential for reducing selection bias in survey estimates substantially. In this procedure, a parallel probability-based survey – usually a telephone survey – is used to estimate the propensities of being in the Web sample based on a vector of covariates (“lifestyle” variables) measured in both modes. Critical for the method is an appropriate choice of the life-style questions.
We compare the propensity score method with conventional weighting techniques for a data set collected in 2001 by the Danish marketing research company Zapera in four Nordic countries: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland. The data were in each country collected parallel from Zapera’s volunteer Web panels and from independent phone number samples. Two groups of variables were studied: (i) the use of various hygiene articles and (ii) attitudes to local banks. In both samples a number of “modernity” statements were added, which the respondents could agree or disagree to. These statements are used as lifestyle variables for the propensity score weighting.
We compare the propensity score method with conventional weighting techniques for a data set collected in 2001 by the Danish marketing research company Zapera in four Nordic countries: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland. The data were in each country collected parallel from Zapera’s volunteer Web panels and from independent phone number samples. Two groups of variables were studied: (i) the use of various hygiene articles and (ii) attitudes to local banks. In both samples a number of “modernity” statements were added, which the respondents could agree or disagree to. These statements are used as lifestyle variables for the propensity score weighting.
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Web Survey Bibliography - The American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) 58th Annual Conference, 2003 (45)
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- Surveys Using Cellular Telephones: A Feasibility Study; 2003; Steeh, C. G.
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- Asking Comparative Questions: A Comparison Of Three Wording Strategies; 2003; Liu, K.
- Comparing Propensity Score Weighting with Other Weighting Methods: A Case Study; 2003; Forsman, G., Varedian, M.
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- Evaluating Unit nonresponse Rates in Web Surveys - A Meta Study; 2003; Vehovar, V., Lozar Manfreda, K., Koren, G., Dolničar, V.
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- Developing a Strategy for Sampling U.S. Mobile Phone Users Based on European Models; 2003; Buskirk, T. D., Callegaro, M.
- Comparing Internet “River,” Internet; 2003; Feld, K. G.
- A Comparison between Using the Web and Using the Telephone to Survey Political Opinions; 2003; Forsman, G., Isaksson, A.
- Design implementation of a Multimode Web Survey; 2003; Wine, S.J., Cominole, M.B., Carwile, D.S., Perry, K.
- Partnering with a Newspaper to Assess Community Opinion Online; 2003; Downs, E.P., Lindley, A.M.
- Implementing a Web Survey Administration System at the GAO; 2003; Feldesman, A.G.
- Cognitive Processes in Web Surveys; 2003; Fuchs, M.
- Using Internet-Based Surveys With Physicians, What Works and What Doesn't Work; 2003; Schneiderman, M., Thran, S., Adams, C., Lerner, B.
- Exploring Online Survey Metodologies: Who are the Respondents and How to Get them to respond; 2003; Wolter-Warmerdam, K., Gardinali, A.P., Wong, R.
- Using RGI (Respondent Generated Interval) to gather factual information in a web survey; 2003; Lusinchi, P.D.
- Methodological issues in Web data collection of ego-centered networks; 2003; Vehovar, V., Lozar Manfreda, K., Koren, G., Hlebec, V.
- Can What We Don’t Know (about “Don’t Know”) Hurt Us?: Effects of Item Non-response...; 2003; Krosnick, J. A., Behnke, C. S., Lafond, C.R., Thomas, R. K.
- How Does Ranking Rate?: A Comparison of Ranking and Rating Tasks.; 2003; Krosnick, J. A., Shaeffer, E. M., Thomas, R. K.
- Web vs. IVR: Mode Effects in Structured Interviews Utilizing Rating Scales; 2003; Callegaro, M., Bhola, D. S., Yang, Y.
- What They See Is What We Get: Response Options for Web Surveys; 2003; Tourangeau, R., Crawford, S. D., Conrad, F. G., Couper, M. P.
- Measuring Visual Political Knowledge; 2003; Prior, M.
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- Survey content foreknowledge and response rate; 2003; Ehrlich, N. J.
- Web Survey Design: Comparing Static and Interactive Survey Instruments; 2003; Nyiri, Z., Clark L.R.
- Comparing Web-Based Survey Methods with other Approaches: An examination of health knowledge, opinion...; 2003; Greiling, K.A., McCarrier, P.K., Stringer, M.C.
- The role of issue involvement in UK public attitudes to the single European currency; 2003; Roberts, E.C.
- Using an Instructional Web Site for Respondents to Improve Response Quality; 2003; Trussell, N., Lai, J. W., Shuttles, D. C.
- Partipation in Online Surveys: Results from a Series of Experiments; 2003; Kiniorski, A. K., Smith, M. R.
- Propensity score and calibration as bias reducing techniques in surveys based on Internet panels: application...; 2003; Johansson, C., Lorenc, B.
- When Respondents Know Too Much: Limitations of Web Surveys for Electoral Research; 2003; Callum, N., J., Sturgis, P.
- Measuring Customer Satisfaction with a Salient Event: An Experimental Design Analyzing the Impact of...; 2003; Schuldt, G. R., McDevitt, P. K.
- Effects of sponsor identity and perceived data security on response rates and data quality; 2003; Davis, B., Levin, K., O'Brien, J., Wang, A., Gordon, A., Shipp, S.
- Does Order Really Make a Difference? The Impact of Respondent and Question Characteristics on Response...; 2003; O'Neill, G.E.
- An Experiment with Respondent Burden in a Pop-Up Web Survey; 2003; David, P., Horner, L. R., Diedrichs, C., Rogers, S. M., Connell, T.