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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.
Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_a_self-selected_survey#ixzz1ws6dZtk1
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
