What Happens if The Respondent Doesn’t Want An Online Survey?
These days, most surveys take place online. Online surveys are faster, they’re more cost effective, they’re less prone to error and they make it easy to collect data, so it’s easy to see why most...
View ArticleA Possible Issue With The Future of Survey Research?
When you perform survey research, it’s important to get a representative sample. The validity of your research depends on your ability to find and survey such a sample, because the only way to get an...
View ArticleLet’s Put it To a Vote: All In Favor, Click Yes
Often on this site we discuss uses for surveys other than traditional data collection and analysis. That’s because surveys, while designed for intense market research, are still a tool, and like any...
View ArticleWhat Fake Email Addresses Could Do To Your Surveys
In order to be part of an online survey, you need to get the person’s email address. At a grocery store, for example, they ask you to fill out a form in order to get a club card, and then occasionally...
View ArticleSurvey Research and Smartphones: An Introduction
Survey research is constantly evolving. Developers and researchers are always looking for new ways to generate responses from a representative sample, and have them glide through the survey with ease...
View ArticleBenefits and Weaknesses of Receiving Survey Results on Smartphones Part 1
It’s clear that smartphones are changing the way people complete online surveys. More people use smartphones and tablet PCs than ever before, and their usage allows companies to reach customers easier...
View ArticleHow to Use Surveys for Progress Reports Part 1
At SurveyMethods, we often try to promote the idea that surveys are not just for intensive research. While market research and scientific research are the heart of surveys (and the basis for how the...
View ArticlePros and Cons of 3 Types of Panel Research Methods Part 1
Panel research refers to the act of using a single, small panel to conduct longitudinal research over time, rather than performing separate research studies using a much larger sample to evaluate the...
View ArticlePros and Cons of 3 Types of Panel Research Methods Part 4
In this article, we’re going to wrap up our thoughts on the pros and cons of various panel research data collection methods, starting with the weaknesses of online surveys for panel data collection....
View ArticleIntroduction to Gamification Part 4
In the last article, we finished off some examples of how to turn your survey into a game. In this article, we’ll look at some of the weaknesses of this method. Before we begin, however, the most...
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