Effects of Design in Web Surveys: Comparing Trained and Fresh Respondents

In this paper, we investigate whether there are differences in the effect of instrument design 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. In general, effects o...

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Volume:	72
Main Author:	Vera Toepoel Marcel Das Arthur Van Soest
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Academic
Place of publication:	OXFORD Oxford University Press 01.01.2008 OXFORD UNIV PRESS
published in:	Public opinion quarterly Vol. 72; no. 5; pp. 985 - 1007
Related:	Research Group: Econometrics Econometrics and Operations Research
Data of publication:	20080101
ISSN:	0033-362X 1537-5331
EISSN:	1537-5331
Discipline:	Sociology & Social History Social Sciences (General) Political Science
Subjects:	Design Survey methods Screening questions Rating scales Social desirability bias Questionnaires Survey design Opinion polls Equipment design Public opinion Social Sciences Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary Social Sciences - Other Topics Government & Law Communication Political Science ISSUES QUESTIONS ORDER PANEL RESPONSE SCALES INTERPRETIVE HEURISTICS RELIABILITY LABELS CONTEXT SOCIAL DESIRABILITY SCALE
Online Access:	Fulltext
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