A comparison of tablet-based and paper-based survey data collection in conservation projects

Social Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 264-271

  Leisher, Craig ^a  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Android; Computer aided personal interviewing; Household survey; iPad

Indexed keywords

EID: 84977497369     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20760760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/socsci3020264     Document Type: Article

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