Abstract
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Tilburg |
| Publisher | Econometrics |
| Number of pages | 31 |
| Volume | 2008-51 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Publication series
| Name | CentER Discussion Paper |
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| Volume | 2008-51 |
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Keywords
- professional respondents
- questionnaire design
- items per screen
- response categories
- layout
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Design Effects in Web Surveys : Comparing Trained and Fresh Respondents. / Toepoel, V.; Das, J.W.M.; van Soest, A.H.O.
Tilburg : Econometrics, 2008. (CentER Discussion Paper; Vol. 2008-51).Research output: Working paper › Discussion paper › Other research output
TY - UNPB
T1 - Design Effects in Web Surveys
T2 - Comparing Trained and Fresh Respondents
AU - Toepoel, V.
AU - Das, J.W.M.
AU - van Soest, A.H.O.
N1 - Subsequently published in Public Opinion Quarterly, 2008 (rt) Pagination: 31
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - In this paper we investigate whether there are differences in design effects between trained and fresh respondents. In three experiments, we varied the number of items on a screen, the choice of response categories, and the layout of a five point rating scale. We find that trained respondents are more sensitive to satisficing and select the first acceptable response option more often than fresh respondents. Fresh respondents show stronger effects with regard to verbal and nonverbal cues than trained respondents, suggesting that fresh respondents find it more difficult to answer questions and pay more attention to the details of the response scale in interpreting the question.
AB - In this paper we investigate whether there are differences in design effects between trained and fresh respondents. In three experiments, we varied the number of items on a screen, the choice of response categories, and the layout of a five point rating scale. We find that trained respondents are more sensitive to satisficing and select the first acceptable response option more often than fresh respondents. Fresh respondents show stronger effects with regard to verbal and nonverbal cues than trained respondents, suggesting that fresh respondents find it more difficult to answer questions and pay more attention to the details of the response scale in interpreting the question.
KW - professional respondents
KW - questionnaire design
KW - items per screen
KW - response categories
KW - layout
M3 - Discussion paper
VL - 2008-51
T3 - CentER Discussion Paper
BT - Design Effects in Web Surveys
PB - Econometrics
CY - Tilburg
ER -