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Record Nr.

UNINA9910219991103321

Autore

Schonlau Matthias <1967->

Titolo

Conducting research surveys via e-mail and the web / / Matthias Schonlau, Ronald D. Fricker, Jr., Marc N. Elliott

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, Calif. : , : Rand, , 2002

ISBN

0-8330-3226-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxiv, 118 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

FrickerRonald D. <1960->

ElliottMarc N. <1966->

Disciplina

001.4/33

Soggetti

Social sciences - Research - Methodology

Social sciences - Data processing

Social surveys

Surveys

Electronic mail systems

Telephone surveys

Internet research

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Approved for public release; distribution unlimited."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-118).

Nota di contenuto

PREFACE; FIGURES; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ACRONYMS; Chapter One INTRODUCTION; Chapter Two BACKGROUND ON THE SURVEY PROCESS; Chapter Three LITERATURE REVIEW OF WEB AND E-MAIL SURVEYS; Chapter Four CHOOSING AMONG THE VARIOUS TYPES OF INTERNET SURVEYS; Chapter Five GUIDELINES FOR DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING INTERNET SURVEYS; Chapter Six INTERNET SURVEY CASE STUDIES; Chapter Seven CONCLUSIONS; Appendix A LITERATURE REVIEW OF RESPONSE RATES; Appendix B SUMMARY OF EVIDENCE IN THE LITERATURE; Appendix C HOW EFFECTIVE IS USING A CONVENIENCE SAMPLE TO SUPPLEMENT A PROBABILITY SAMPLE?; REFERENCES

Sommario/riassunto

Internet-based surveys, although still in their infancy, are becoming increasingly popular because they are believed to be faster, better, cheaper and easier to conduct than surveys using traditional methods. This text examines the pros and cons of Internet-based surveys.