Online Surveys

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THE

PROS A

ND CONS

OF ONLIN

E SURVEYS

BEN

TYPES OF WEB SURVEYS

o Non-probability Approaches

o Probability Based Methods

NON-PROBABILITY APPROACHES

o Web surveys as entertainment

o Self-selected web surveys

o Volunteer panels of internet users

WEB SURVEYS AS ENTERTAINMENT

NON-PROBABILITY APPROACHES

o Web surveys as entertainment

o Self-selected web surveys

o Volunteer panels of internet users

SELF-SELECTED WEB SURVEYSo A self-selected sample survey is when

the surveyor choses who he or she wants to ask the survey question to. So, the people surveyed are not random at all. One problem with this is that the surveyor can easily manipulate results by asking a group of people specifically to get a certain result. For example, if I wanted to do a survey about abortion, and I wanted the results to be in favor of my liberal views, I might only survey people in a liberal coffee shop in Seattle. This is a self-selected survey.

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NON-PROBABILITY APPROACHES

o Web surveys as entertainment

o Self-selected web surveys

o Volunteer panels of internet users

VOLUNTEER PANELS

VOLUNTEER PANELS

TYPES OF WEB SURVEYS

o Non-probability Approaches

o Probability Based Methods

PROBABILITY BASED METHODSo Intercept Surveyso List-based samples of high-

coverage populationso Mixed-mode designs with

choice of completion methodo Pre-recruited panels of

internet userso Probability samples of full

population

INTERCEPT SURVEYS

PROBABILITY BASED METHODSo Intercept Surveyso List-based samples of high-

coverage populationso Mixed-mode designs with

choice of completion methodo Pre-recruited panels of

internet userso Probability samples of full

population

LIST-BASED SAMPLES OF HIGH-COVERAGE POPULATIONS

PROBABILITY BASED METHODSo Intercept Surveyso List-based samples of high-

coverage populationso Mixed-mode designs with

choice of completion methodo Pre-recruited panels of

internet userso Probability samples of full

population

MIXED-MODE DESIGNS WITH CHOICE OF COMPLETION METHODResearchers can combine several above

methods for the data collection. o Computer-assisted personal

interviewing (CAPI).o Audio computer-assisted self-

interviewing (audio CASI).o Computer-assisted telephone

interviewing (CATI)o Interactive voice response (IVR).o Web surveys

PROBABILITY BASED METHODSo Intercept Surveyso List-based samples of high-

coverage populationso Mixed-mode designs with

choice of completion methodo Pre-recruited panels of

internet userso Probability samples of full

population

PRE-RECRUITED PANELS OF INTERNET USERS

PROBABILITY BASED METHODSo Intercept Surveyso List-based samples of high-

coverage populationso Mixed-mode designs with

choice of completion methodo Pre-recruited panels of

internet userso Probability samples of full

population

MIXED-MODE DESIGNS WITH CHOICE OF COMPLETION METHODA probability sampling method is any

method of sampling that utilizes some form of random selection.

SURVEY QUALITY

o Coverage and sampling error

o Non-response erroro Measurement error

ONLINE SURVEY PROSo Easy access to respondentso Low cost compared to other

methodso Large-scale data collection is

possibleo Multimedia content can be usedo Anyone with internet access can be

targeted

EASY ACCESS TO RESPONDENTS

ONLINE SURVEY PROSo Easy access to respondentso Low cost compared to other

methodso Large-scale data collection is

possibleo Multimedia content can be usedo Anyone with internet access can be

targeted

ONLINE SURVEY CONSo Hard to tell between good

and bado Non-responsivenesso Abundance can

overwhelm peopleo The digital divideo Access differences by age

and location

THANKS!Ben

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