Should i stay or should i go: The effects of progress feedback, promised task duration, and length of questionnaire on completing web surveys

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 131-147

  Yan, Ting ^a,b,c   Conrad, Frederick G ^a,b   Tourangeau, Roger ^a,b   Couper, Mick P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 79957872841     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: 14716909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/edq046     Document Type: Article

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