Nonresponse and Measurement Quality Implications of Mode Selection
Alternative Methods of Data Collection Part II
Miscellaneous
100
Has a high degree of interaction with the interviewer
What is a face to face survey
100
Has increased to a high of 97.5%
What is telephone coverage
100
Greater credibility/legitimacy, number of contact attempts, persuasive strategies
What are the reasons for higher response rates in face to face surveys
100
In a self-administered survey, options presented at or near the beginning of a list are more likely to be chosen
What is a Primacy Effect
100
Answering machines and call screening
What is increase nonresponse
200
May yield high cooperation rates due to factors outside the survey mode
What is interviewer administered surveys
200
The Gold Standard combination for design and mode
What is area probability sample and face to face interview
200
Describing the proportion of completed and returned, returned undeliverable, and not returned
What are ways to measure nonresponse in mail surveys
200
Related to technology, allowing respondents to backtrack and review answers may decrease ___________________
What is social desirability effects
200
The design most frequently used by face to face surveys
What is cluster design
300
The presence of [ ] may harmfully affect the answers provided by the respondent
What is the interviewer
300
There is no general population list exists in the US
What are reasons why mail surveys may have undercoverage in the US
300
The tendency to present oneself in a favorable manner and that may affect measurement quality
What is social desirability bias
300
Combinations of this may yield different issues related to comprehension, memory stimulation, social influences that affect judgement, and response hurdles
What is Channels of Communication
300
To understand how the survey was administered and what the effects are on the data quality
What is needed to conduct appropriate analyses
400
With interviewer administered surveys, respondents are more likely to choose from the last response categories
What are recency effects
400
Has a 25% noncoverage rate
What are coverage problems with an internet survey
400
Respondents 1) do not understand the question, 2) do not follow instructions, and 3) do not want to give an answer
What are reasons for incomplete data
400
Often determines mode of data collection
What is Sample Design
400
Having different frames for different survey modes, populations in the frame may vary, nonresponse may be different across mode
What is reasons why coverage and estimates can differ with different modes
500
The presence of other respondents, the presence of the interviewer, completion of a survey in a private room, and issues of confidentiality of the data are related to
What is the degree of privacy
500
Often excluded due to costs, feasibility, or efficiency
What are subgroups
500
Can accept missing data, prompt respondents to provide data, require responses before moving to next question
What are: ways Web surveys can be designed
500
An important distinction between recruit-and-switch and interactive voice response methods for telephone data collection.
What is IVR may increase errors of nonobservation
500
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