Comparison of Smartphone and Online Computer Survey Administration

Social Science Computer Review

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 238-255

  Wells, Tom ^a   Bailey, Justin T ^b   Link, Michael W ^c  

^a Nielsen   (United States)

^b NDP Group   (United States)

^c Nielsen Company   (United States)

Author keywords

experiments; mobile surveys; online surveys; smartphones

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898857670     PISSN: 08944393     EISSN: 15528286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894439313505829     Document Type: Article

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