Asking probing questions in web surveys: which factors have an impact on the quality of responses?

Abstract: Cognitive interviewing is a well-established method for evaluating and improving a questionnaire prior to fielding. However, its present implementation brings with it some challenges, notably in terms of small sample sizes or the possibility of interviewer effects. In this study, the authors test web surveys through nonprobability online panels as a supplemental means to implement cognitive interviewing techniques. The overall goal is to tackle the above-mentioned challenges. The focus in this article is on methodological features that pave the way for an eventual successful implementation of category-selection probing in web surveys. The study reports on the results of 1,023 respondents from Germany. In order to identify implementation features that lead to a high number of meaningful answers, the authors explore the effects of (1) different panels, (2) different probing variants, and (3) different numbers of preceding probes on answer quality. The overall results suggest that cat

Standort
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Umfang
Online-Ressource
Sprache
Englisch
Anmerkungen
Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Social Science Computer Review ; 30 (2012) 4 ; 487-498

Klassifikation
Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Anthropologie

Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wo)
Mannheim
(wann)
2012
Urheber
Behr, Dorothée
Kaczmirek, Lars
Bandilla, Wolfgang
Braun, Michael

DOI
10.1177/0894439311435305
URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-449736
Rechteinformation
Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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Beteiligte

  • Behr, Dorothée
  • Kaczmirek, Lars
  • Bandilla, Wolfgang
  • Braun, Michael

Entstanden

  • 2012

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