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Leon, Carmen M.; Aizpurua, Eva; van der Valk, Sophie – Field Methods, 2022
Previous research shows that the direction of rating scales can influence participants' response behavior. Studies also suggest that the device used to complete online surveys might affect the susceptibility to these effects due to the different question layouts (e.g., horizontal grids vs. vertical individual questions). This article contributes…
Descriptors: Online Surveys, Comparative Analysis, Questionnaires, Foreign Countries
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Mavletova, Aigul; Lynn, Peter – Field Methods, 2019
The article examines two important aspects of data quality in self-completion surveys of young people, taking advantage of a unique data source: Understanding Society: the United Kingdom Household Longitudinal Study. Young persons aged 10-15 are asked to complete a self-administered paper questionnaire at annual intervals. The number of completed…
Descriptors: Test Items, Response Rates (Questionnaires), Longitudinal Studies, National Surveys
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McGonagle, Katherine A.; Freedman, Vicki A. – Field Methods, 2017
This article describes the results of an experiment designed to examine the impact of the use and amount of delayed unconditional incentives in a mixed mode (push to web) supplement on response rates, response mode, data quality, and sample bias. The supplement was administered to individuals who participate in the U.S. Panel Study of Income…
Descriptors: Incentives, Interviews, Income, National Surveys
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Cohen, Alexander H.; Krueger, James S. – Field Methods, 2016
Recent social scientific research has examined connections between public opinion and weather conditions. This article contributes to this literature by analyzing the relationship between high temperature and survey response. Because hot temperatures are associated with aggression, irritation, and negativity, such conditions should lead to the…
Descriptors: Heat, Surveys, Response Rates (Questionnaires), Climate
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Erdman, Chandra; Adams, Tamara; O'Hare, Barbara C. – Field Methods, 2016
Realistic response rate expectations are important for successfully allocating and managing data collection efforts under limited resources. Interviewer performance is often evaluated against response rate standards, and face-to-face interviewer performance can vary due to, in part, the socioeconomic characteristics of the neighborhoods in which…
Descriptors: Response Rates (Questionnaires), Standards, National Surveys, Interviews
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Reyes-García, Victoria; Díaz-Reviriego, Isabel; Duda, Romain; Fernández-Llamazares, Álvaro; Gallois, Sandrine; Guèze, Maximilien; Napitupulu, Lucentezza; Pyhälä, Aili – Field Methods, 2016
We assess the consistency of measures of individual local ecological knowledge obtained through peer evaluation against three standard measures: identification tasks, structured questionnaires, and self-reported skills questionnaires. We collected ethnographic information among the Baka (Congo), the Punan (Borneo), and the Tsimane' (Amazon) to…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Reliability, Measurement, Indigenous Knowledge