Web surveys in the social sciences: An overview

Population

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 285-312

  Frippiat, Didier ^a   Marquis, Nicolas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b FACULTÉS UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LOUIS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNET; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RESEARCH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 78651073538     PISSN: 16342941     EISSN: 19589190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3917/pope.1002.0285     Document Type: Article

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