Web survey design: Balancing measurement, response, and topical interest

Sociological Methods and Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 344-370

  Shropshire, Kevin O ^a   Hawdon, James E ^a   Witte, James C ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interest driven surveys; Measurement validity; Non response bias; Photo prompts; Survey attrition; Web surveys

Indexed keywords

EID: 60149095157     PISSN: 00491241     EISSN: 15528294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0049124108327130     Document Type: Article

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