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An experimental comparison of web-push vs. paper-only survey procedures for conducting an in-depth health survey of military spouses by McMaster, Hope Seib, LeardMann, Cynthia A, Speigle, Steven, Dillman, Don A

“…Previous research has found that a "web-push" approach to data collection, which involves contacting people by mail to request an Internet survey response…”
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Design Effects in the Transition to Web-Based Surveys by Dillman, Don A., PhD, Smyth, Jolene D., MA

“…Abstract Innovation within survey modes should always be mitigated by concerns about survey quality and in particular sampling, coverage, nonresponse, and…”
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IMPROVING RESPONSE TO WEB AND MIXED-MODE SURVEYS by MILLAR, MORGAN M., DILLMAN, DON A.

“…We conducted two experiments designed to evaluate several strategies for improving response to Web and Web/mail mixed-mode surveys. Our goal was to determine…”
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Development of a Standard E-Mail Methodology: Results of an Experiment by SCHAEFER, DAVID R., DILLMAN, DON A.

“…Review of past E-mail surveys indicates that a methodology to achieve consistently high response rates similar to those that can be obtained by traditional…”
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Why Choice of Survey Mode Makes a Difference by Dillman, Don A.

“…A discussion of how research methodology in surveys can affect the outcome is presented. The reality of the modern data collection environment requries that…”
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The Design and Administration of Mail Surveys by Dillman, Don A.

“…For reasons of cost and ease of implementation, mail surveys are more frequently used for social research than are either telephone or face-to-face interviews…”
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An Experimental Comparison of Three Strategies for Converting Mail Respondents in a Probability-Based Mixed-Mode Panel to Internet Respondents by Bretschi, David, Schaurer, Ines, Dillman, Don A

“…In recent years, web-push strategies have been developed in cross-sectional mixed-mode surveys to improve response rates and reduce the costs of data…”
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Response rate and measurement differences in mixed-mode surveys using mail, telephone, interactive voice response (IVR) and the Internet by Dillman, Don A., Phelps, Glenn, Tortora, Robert, Swift, Karen, Kohrell, Julie, Berck, Jodi, Messer, Benjamin L.

“…The potential for improving response rates by changing from one mode of data collection to another mode and the consequences for measurement and nonresponse…”
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The State of Survey Methodology: Challenges, Dilemmas, and New Frontiers in the Era of the Tailored Design by Stern, Michael J., Bilgen, Ipek, Dillman, Don A.

“…In this overview, we discuss the current state of survey methodology in a form that is useful and informative to a general social science audience. The article…”
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SURVEYING THE GENERAL PUBLIC OVER THE INTERNET USING ADDRESS-BASED SAMPLING AND MAIL CONTACT PROCEDURES by MESSER, BENJAMIN L., DILLMAN, DON A.

“…We report results from two statewide experiments in Washington designed to test potential methods for using postal mail to obtain survey responses over the…”
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AN EXPERIMENTAL TEST OF THE EFFECTS OF SURVEY SPONSORSHIP ON INTERNET AND MAIL SURVEY RESPONSE by EDWARDS, MICHELLE L., DILLMAN, DON A., SMYTH, JOLENE D.

“…Survey researchers have typically assumed that university sponsorship consistently increases response rates and reduces non-response error across different…”
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Using the Internet to Survey Small Towns and Communities: Limitations and Possibilities in the Early 21st Century by Smyth, Jolene D., Dillman, Don A., Christian, Leah Melani, O'Neill, Allison C.

“…Researchers who are interested in small towns and rural communities in the United States often find that they need to conduct their own sample surveys because…”
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Words, Numbers, and Visual Heuristics in Web Surveys: Is There a Hierarchy of Importance? by Toepoel, Vera, Dillman, Don A.

“…Respondents follow simple heuristics in interpreting the visual features of questions. The authors carried out two experiments in two panels to investigate how…”
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Survey Mode as a Source of Instability in Responses across Surveys by Dillman, Don A., Christian, Leah Melani

“…Changes in survey mode for conducting panel surveys may contribute significantly to survey error. This article explores the causes and consequences of such…”
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The promise and challenge of pushing respondents to the Web in mixed-mode surveys by Dillman, Don A

“…Web-push survey data collection that uses mail contact to request responses over the Internet, while withholding alternative answering modes until later in the…”
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Understanding the resilience of mail-back survey methods: An analysis of 20 years of change in response rates to national park surveys by Rookey, Bryan D, Le, Lena, Littlejohn, Margaret, Dillman, Don A

“…Coverage and response rate challenges facing telephone and Internet surveys have encouraged scientists to reconsider mail data collection methods. Although…”
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Improving the Quality of Surveys of Physicians and Medical Groups: A Research Agenda by Klabunde, Carrie N., Willis, Gordon B., McLeod, Caroline C., Dillman, Don A., Johnson, Timothy P., Greene, Sarah M., Brown, Martin L.

“…Because health care providers have a central role in implementing guidelines, health care reform, and new standards of care and technologies, surveying them…”
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Comparing Check-All and Forced-Choice Question Formats in Web Surveys by Smyth, Jolene D., Dillman, Don A., Christian, Leah Melani, Stern, Michael J.

“…For survey researchers, it is common practice to use the check-all question format in Web and mail surveys but to convert to the forced-choice question format…”
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Helping Respondents Get It Right the First Time: The Influence of Words, Symbols, and Graphics in Web Surveys by Christian, Leah Melani, Dillman, Don A., Smyth, Jolene D.

“…We utilize and apply visual design theory to experimentally test ways to improve the likelihood that web respondents report date answers in a particular format…”
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The Influence of Graphical and Symbolic Language Manipulations on Responses to Self-Administered Questions by Christian, Leah Melani, Dillman, Don A.

“…This article reports results from 14 experimental comparisons designed to test 7 hypotheses about the effects of two types of nonverbal languages (symbols and…”
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