Internet Data Collection, Issue 141Designed for researchers and students alike, the volume describes how to perform each stage of the data collection process on the Internet, including sampling, instrument design, and administration. Through the use of non-technical prose and illustrations, it details the options available, describes potential dangers in choosing them, and provides guidelines for sidestepping them. In doing so, though, it does not simply reiterate the practices of traditional communication modes, but approaches the Internet as a unique medium that necessitates its own conventions. |
Contents
Practicalities of Using the Internet | 5 |
Drawing Samples on the Internet | 13 |
Administering Instruments on the Internet | 36 |
Compiling Responses Online | 74 |
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