The Palgrave Handbook of Survey Research

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This handbook is a comprehensive reference guide for researchers, funding agencies and organizations engaged in survey research. Drawing on research from a world-class team of experts, this collection addresses the challenges facing survey-based data collection today as well as the potential opportunities presented by new approaches to survey research, including in the development of policy. It examines innovations in survey methodology and how survey scholars and practitioners should think about survey data in the context of the explosion of new digital sources of data. The Handbook is divided into four key sections: the challenges faced in conventional survey research; opportunities to expand data collection; methods of linking survey data with external sources; and, improving research transparency and data dissemination, with a focus on data curation, evaluating the usability of survey project websites, and the credibility of survey-based social science. Chapter 23 of this book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxiv Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Assessing the Accuracy of Survey Research (Jon A. Krosnick)....Pages 3-5 The Importance of Probability-Based Sampling Methods for Drawing Valid Inferences (Gary Langer)....Pages 7-12 Sampling for Single and Multi-Mode Surveys Using Address-Based Sampling (Colm O’Muircheartaigh)....Pages 13-18 Evidence About the Accuracy of Surveys in the Face of Declining Response Rates (Scott Keeter)....Pages 19-22 Sampling to Minimize Nonresponse Bias (J. Michael Brick)....Pages 23-28 Cross-National Issues in Response Rates (Vasja Vehovar, Koen Beullens)....Pages 29-42 Choosing a Mode of Survey Data Collection (Roger Tourangeau)....Pages 43-50 Mixed-Mode and Mixed-Device Surveys (Edith Desiree de Leeuw, Vera Toepoel)....Pages 51-61 The Use and Effects of Incentives in Surveys (Eleanor Singer)....Pages 63-70 Methods for Determining Who Lives in a Household (Kathleen Targowski Ashenfelter)....Pages 71-78 Harmonization for Cross-National Comparative Social Survey Research: A Case Study Using the “Private Household” Variable (Jürgen H. P. Hoffmeyer-Zlotnik, Uwe Warner)....Pages 79-86 Answering for Someone Else: Proxy Reports in Survey Research (Curtiss Cobb)....Pages 87-93 Improving Question Design to Maximize Reliability and Validity (Jon A. Krosnick)....Pages 95-101 Cognitive Interviewing in Survey Design: State of the Science and Future Directions (Gordon Willis)....Pages 103-107 Survey Interviewing: Departures from the Script (Nora Cate Schaeffer)....Pages 109-119 How to Improve Coding for Open-Ended Survey Data: Lessons from the ANES (Arthur Lupia)....Pages 121-127 Applying Human Language Technology in Survey Research (Mark Liberman)....Pages 129-133 Maintaining Respondent Trust and Protecting Their Data (Roger Tourangeau)....Pages 135-141 Tackling Panel Attrition (Peter Lynn)....Pages 143-153 Respondent Attrition Versus Data Attrition and Their Reduction (Randall J. Olsen)....Pages 155-158 Best Practices for Creating Survey Weights (Matthew DeBell)....Pages 159-162 Front Matter ....Pages 163-163 New Kinds of Survey Measurements (Carli Lessof, Patrick Sturgis)....Pages 165-173 The Role of Surveys in the Era of “Big Data” (Mario Callegaro, Yongwei Yang)....Pages 175-192 Getting the Most Out of Paradata (Frauke Kreuter)....Pages 193-198 Open Probability-Based Panel Infrastructures (Marcel Das, Arie Kapteyn, Michael Bosnjak)....Pages 199-209 Collecting Interviewer Observations to Augment Survey Data (Brady T. West)....Pages 211-215 “Just One More Thing”: Using Leave-Behind Measurement Supplements to Augment Survey Data Collection (Michael W. Link)....Pages 217-220 Ecological Momentary Assessment in Survey Research (Arthur A. Stone)....Pages 221-226 Biomarkers in Representative Population Surveys (David Weir)....Pages 227-233 Measuring Past Events Using Calendar Aids (Robert F. Belli)....Pages 235-239 Collecting Social Network Data (Tobias H. Stark)....Pages 241-254 Front Matter ....Pages 255-255 Methods of Linking Survey Data to Official Records (Joseph W. Sakshaug)....Pages 257-261 Linking Individual-Level Survey Data to Consumer File Records (Josh Pasek)....Pages 263-266 Linking Survey Data to Administrative Records in a Comparative Survey Context (Annelies G. Blom, Julie Korbmacher)....Pages 267-273 Linking Survey Data with the Catalist Commercial Database (Robert Blaemire)....Pages 275-288 Challenges and Opportunities in Collecting Election Administration Data (Michael P. McDonald)....Pages 289-291 Challenges with Validating Survey Data (Matthew K. Berent)....Pages 293-296 The Promise of Collaborative Data Sharing Across Research Sectors (Robert M. Groves)....Pages 297-300 Front Matter ....Pages 301-301 The Importance of Data Curation (Steven Ruggles)....Pages 303-308 Improving the Usability of Survey Project Websites (David L. Vannette)....Pages 309-313 The Role of Transparency in Maintaining the Legitimacy and Credibility of Survey Research (Arthur Lupia)....Pages 315-318 Evidence-Based Survey Operations: Choosing and Mixing Modes (Michael Bosnjak)....Pages 319-330 Best Practices for Survey Research (David L. Vannette)....Pages 331-343 Front Matter ....Pages 345-345 Reasons for Optimism About Survey Research (Jon A. Krosnick)....Pages 347-350 Probability Versus Non-Probability Methods (Gary Langer)....Pages 351-362 Address-Based and List-Based Sampling (Colm O’Muircheartaigh)....Pages 363-372 The Impact of Survey Non-response on Survey Accuracy (Scott Keeter)....Pages 373-381 Optimizing Response Rates (J. Michael Brick)....Pages 383-391 Data Collection Mode (Roger Tourangeau)....Pages 393-403 Survey Incentives (Eleanor Singer)....Pages 405-415 Building Household Rosters Sensibly (Kathy Ashenfelter)....Pages 417-426 Proxy Reporting (Curtiss Cobb)....Pages 427-437 Questionnaire Design (Jon A. Krosnick)....Pages 439-455 Cognitive Evaluation of Survey Instruments (Gordon Willis)....Pages 457-464 Interviewer Deviations from Scripts (Nora Cate Schaeffer)....Pages 465-472 Coding Open Responses (Arthur Lupia)....Pages 473-487 What HLT Can Do for You (and Vice Versa) (Mark Liberman)....Pages 489-500 Confidentiality, Privacy, and Anonymity (Roger Tourangeau)....Pages 501-507 Panel Attrition (Randall Olsen)....Pages 509-517 Computation of Survey Weights (Matthew DeBell)....Pages 519-527 Paradata (Frauke Kreuter)....Pages 529-535 Interviewer Observations (Brady T. West)....Pages 537-548 Leave-Behind Measurement Supplements (Michael Link)....Pages 549-561 Ecological Momentary Assessment and Experience Sampling (Arthur Stone)....Pages 563-571 Biomarkers (David Weir)....Pages 573-586 Specialized Tools for Measuring Past Events (Robert F. Belli)....Pages 587-595 Linking Survey Data to Official Government Records (Joseph W. Sakshaug)....Pages 597-606 Linking Knowledge Networks Web Panel Data with External Data (Josh Pasek)....Pages 607-619 History and Promise and Blending Survey Data with Government Records on Turnout (Michael P. McDonald)....Pages 621-626 Improving Information Quality and Availability Through Interactions Between Government and Academic, and Industry Survey Research Sectors (Robert M. Groves)....Pages 627-634 Metadata and Preservation (Steven Ruggles)....Pages 635-643 Usability of Survey Project Websites (David L. Vannette)....Pages 645-654 Research Transparency and the Credibility of Survey-Based Social Science (Arthur Lupia)....Pages 655-666 Back Matter ....Pages 667-676