Bethlehem / Biffignandi Handbook of Web Surveys

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-118-12174-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 480 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wiley Handbooks in Survey Methodology

BEST PRACTICES TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENTHIGHLY EFFECTIVE WEBSURVEYS
Exclusively combining design and sampling issues, Handbook ofWeb Surveys presents a theoretical yet practical approach tocreating and conducting web surveys. From the history of websurveys to various modes of data collection to tips for detectingerror, this book thoroughly introduces readers to the thiscutting-edge technique and offers tips for creating successful websurveys.
The authors provide a history of web surveys and go on toexplore the advantages and disadvantages of this mode of datacollection. Common challenges involving under-coverage,self-selection, and measurement errors are discussed as well astopics including:
* Sampling designs and estimation procedures
* Comparing web surveys to face-to-face, telephone, and mailsurveys
* Errors in web surveys
* Mixed-mode surveys
* Weighting techniques including post-stratification, generalizedregression estimation, and raking ratio estimation
* Use of propensity scores to correct bias
* Web panels
Real-world examples illustrate the discussed concepts, methods,and techniques, with related data freely available on the book'sWebsite. Handbook of Web Surveys is an essential referencefor researchers in the fields of government, business, economics,and the social sciences who utilize technology to gather, analyze,and draw results from data. It is also a suitable supplement forsurvey methods courses at the upper-undergraduate and graduatelevels.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bethlehem, Jelke

Biffignandi, Silvia

Über Autor(innen)

Jelke Bethlehem, PhD, is Senior Advisor in the Department ofStatistical Methods at Statistics Netherlands and Professor ofStatistical Information Processing at the University of Amsterdam.His current research interests include web surveys,computer-assisted survey information collection, graphicaltechniques in statistics, and user-friendly software forstatistical analysis. He is coeditor of Computer Assisted SurveyInformation Collection, author of Applied Survey Methods: AStatistical Perspective, and coauthor of Handbook ofNonresponse in Household Surveys, all published by Wiley.
Silvia Biffignandi is Professor of Economic and BusinessStatistics and Director of the Centre for Statistical Analyses andSurvey Interviewing (CASI) at the University of Bergamo (Italy).She currently focuses her research in the areas of web surveys,online panels, and official statistics.