Web Survey Bibliography
Survey non-response is one possible threat to generalizability of findings and has received considerable attention. Another possible threat to generalizability is item non-response. We were interested in developing an experimental test of various no-opinion options for evaluative tasks and comparing them with conditions which omit the no-opinion options.
Method Respondents: We had 9342 from the Harris Poll Online panel for an online survey. Procedure: Asked about grocery stores visited Assigned store to rate Rated familiarity, liking, recommendation, and likelihood to shop at store Assigned to rating format: 5 out-of-range response conditions - “Not applicable,” “Don’t know,” “Not sure,” “Not familiar with aspect,” “No opinion”, 1 non-mandatory condition, 2 forced response conditions Rated 10 aspects of store (e.g. pharmacy)
Results: The Not Applicable condition had the lowest endorsement of the out-of-range category, while the Don’t Know, Not Sure, Not Familiar, and No Opinion conditions were comparable in endorsement. Both forced response conditions were similar in their endorsement patterns, but were significantly different from the out-of-range response conditions. The forced response conditions had significantly fewer people who endorsed the top two boxes (“Excellent” and “Very Good”) but more people endorsed the bottom three boxes (“Somewhat good”, “Fair”, “Poor”). Correlational Patterns: We found that there were no significant differences between the conditions for the intercorrelations and correlations with the criteria.
Discussion: While the issue of item non-response is multi-faceted, our investigation suggests that the primary effects of allowing non-response is increased usage of the top categories of the scale with evaluative scales.
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Web survey bibliography - Canada (100)
- Thinking, Planning & Operationalizing Empirical Mixed Methods Research Design; 2012; Ruhi, U.
- Designing and Doing Survey Research; 2012; Andres, L.
- The cost-effectiveness of cash versus lottery incentives for a web-based, stated-preference community...; 2012; Gajic, A., Cameron, D., Hurley, J.
- What is Probit; 2011
- Survey Data Quality Provisions in Statistics Canada E-Questionnaire Solution: Retrospective and Perspectives...; 2011; Abiza, Y.
- Developing Electronic Questionnaire Guidelines: Issues and Challenges in a Changing Environment; 2011; Cote, A.-M., Kelly, P., Lawrence, D.
- Canadian online panels: Similar or different?; 2011; Chan, P., Ambrose, D.
- How far is too far: Traditional, flash and gamification interfaces, and implications for the future...; 2011; Puleston, J., Malinoff, B.
- The Evolution of Edits in the Canadian Census of Population Online Questionnaires; 2011; Laroche, D.
- Innovations in survey sampling design: Discussion of three contributions presented at the U.S. Census...; 2011; Opsomer, J.
- Adaptive network and spatial sampling; 2011; Thompson, S. K.
- Apples and oranges: does a web survey produce similar results to social media tracking?; 2011; Bourque, C., Hobbs, R., Hilaire, D. S.
- Preferences, intentions, and expectation violations: A large-scale experiment with a representative...; 2011; Bellemare. C., Kroeger, S., van Soest, A.
- Nonsampling errors in dual frame telephone surveys ; 2011; Brick, J. M., Flores Cervantes, I., Lee, S., Norman, G.
- Accounting for the effects of data collection modes in population surveys; 2010; Huang, Y. C., Thompson, M. E., Boudreau, C., Fong, G. T.
- From Buzz to Biz: Social Media Research for Results; 2010; Pettit, F. A.
- The Rise of Survey Programming Automation as an Alternative to Outsourcing; 2010; Ahmed, A. S., Guyer, L.
- Sexy Questions, Dangerous Results? - Exploring the Impact of Rich Media Question Formats in Online Survey...; 2010; Malinoff, B.
- Statistics Canada's Process Automation of On-line Survey Development and CATI Data Integration; 2010; Dubois, M.-A.
- Statistical foundations of cell-phone surveys; 2010; Wolter, K., Smith, P., Blumberg, S. J.
- Methods for oversampling rare subpopulations in social surveys; 2009; Kalton, G.
- Can we make official statistics with self-selection web surveys?; 2009; Bethlehem, J.
- Best practices in mobile research; 2009; Zahariev, M., Ferneyhough, C., Ryan, C.
- Internet-based surveys and urban design education: A community outreach graduate project in Redding,...; 2009; del Rio, V., Levi, D.
- Recruiting Probability-Based Web Panel Members Using an Address-Based Sample Frame: Results from a Pilot...; 2009; DiSogra, C., Callegaro, M., Hendarwan, E.
- Can a moral reasoning exercise improve response quality to surveys of healthcare priorities?; 2009; Johri, M.
- The Multi-Modal Future of Mobile Research: A Holistic Viewpoint; 2009; Cameron, M. R.
- Design Variations in Adaptive Web Sampling; 2008; Vincent, K. S.
- Effects of Pre-coding Response Options for Five Point Satisfaction Scale in Web Surveys; 2008; Callegaro, M., Wells, T., Kruse, Y.
- Enhancing the Travel Survey Process and Data Using the CATI System ; 2008; Morency, C.
- Between random samples and online panels; 2008; Crassweller, A., Rogers, J.
- Use of a website to evaluate quality of work-life and quality of life among community workers helping...; 2008; Dupuis, G.
- 2006 Canadian Census Internet Mode Effect Study; 2008; Grondin, C., Sun, L.,
- Web survey and representativeness: Close to three in ten Canadians do not have access to the Internet...; 2007; Bourque, C., Lafrance, S.
- ONLINE DATA COLLECTION – SOLUTION OR BAND-AID?; 2007; Crassweller, A., Williams, D., Thompson, I.
- An Approach to Compare Online Survey Generating Tools; 2007; Zhang, J., Zhao, N.
- Internet and written respiratory questionnaires yield equivalent results for adolescents; 2007; Raat, H., Mangunkusumo, R. T., Mohangoo, A. D., Juniper, E. F., Van Der Lei, J.
- A short introduction to usability in online surveys; 2006; Kaczmirek, L.
- Understanding the question-answer process; 2004; Bradburn, N. M.
- Achieving high response rates on web-based surveys of post-secondary students; 2003; Nichols, L. B., Ghadialy, R.
- 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.
- Using Internet-Based Surveys With Physicians, What Works and What Doesn't Work; 2003; Schneiderman, M., Thran, S., Adams, C., Lerner, B.
- Using RGI (Respondent Generated Interval) to gather factual information in a web survey; 2003; Lusinchi, D.
- 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.
- Visual Analog Scales: Do they have a role in the measurement of preferences for health states?; 2001; Torrance, G. W., Feeny, D., Furlong, W.
- Panel Bias from Attrition and Conditioning: A Case Study of the Knowledge Networks Panel; 2001; Clinton, J. D.
- Complementary and alternative medicine use by patients with inflammatory bowel disease: An Internet...; 1999; Meddings, J. B., Hilsden, R. J., Verhoef, M. J.
- World-Wide Web survey research made easy with WWW Survey Assistant; 1997; Schmidt, W. C.