Methods to increase response to postal and electronic questionnaires

PJ Edwards, I Roberts, MJ Clarke… - Cochrane database …, 2023 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Self‐administered questionnaires are widely used to collect data in
epidemiological research, but non‐response reduces the effective sample size and can …

Response rates in hospitality research: An overview of current practice and suggestions for future research

F Ali, O Ciftci, L Nanu… - Cornell Hospitality …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
In this paper, we examine published research in six top-tier hospitality journals to explore
response rates for different survey distribution methods across specific characteristics like …

The use and effects of incentives in surveys

E Singer, C Ye - The ANNALS of the American Academy of …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
This article is intended to supplement rather than replace earlier reviews of research on
survey incentives, especially those by Singer (2002); Singer and Kulka (2002); and Cantor …

A systematic review of the effect of retention methods in population-based cohort studies

CL Booker, S Harding, M Benzeval - BMC public health, 2011 - Springer
Background Longitudinal studies are of aetiological and public health relevance but can be
undermined by attrition. The aim of this paper was to identify effective retention strategies to …

Conducting online surveys in China

B Mei, GTL Brown - Social Science Computer Review, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Using online surveys is becoming increasingly extensive and widespread. Social science
research in China is no exception. However, due to contextual factors (eg, technological …

Completion rates and non-response error in online surveys: Comparing sweepstakes and pre-paid cash incentives in studies of online behavior

R LaRose, HS Tsai - Computers in Human Behavior, 2014 - Elsevier
This study aims to compare the effects of incentives and contact modes on survey
completion rates, and examine how non-response rates might affect the quality of responses …

Who is telling the truth? A validation study on determinants of response behavior in surveys

P Preisendörfer, F Wolter - Public Opinion Quarterly, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Based on two individual validation studies employing face-to-face interviews and a mail
survey, this article investigates factors influencing the probability that respondents truthfully …

A guideline for designing experimental studies in marketing research and a critical discussion of selected problem areas

N Koschate-Fischer, S Schandelmeier - Journal of Business Economics, 2014 - Springer
Experiments are a well-suited method for empirically studying cause-and-effect
relationships. This article provides a guideline for designing experiments. We develop an …

The use of respondent incentives on longitudinal surveys

H Laurie, P Lynn - Methodology of longitudinal surveys, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Incentives in the form of a gift or money are given to survey respondents in the hope that this
will increase response rates and possibly also reduce nonresponse bias. They can also act …

Researching young people's lives

S Heath, E Cleaver, R Brooks - 2009 - torrossa.com
What counts as 'good'youth research? In considering a response to this important question,
at the very outset we would want to argue for the centrality of ethical practice. According to …