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The Web Survey Methodology book is now publicly available

2021-03-08

From March 2021 on, the Web Survey Methodology (2015) book by Mario Callegaro, Katja Lozar-Manfreda and Vasja Vehovar is publicly available here at https://study.sagepub.com/web-survey-met.

Recording of the EMOS Webinar on the topic of Web surveys

2018-02-22

Below is the link to the webinar, presented by Vasja Vehovar and Nejc Berzelak from the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, on February 7th 2018.
The webinar aims to provide the participants with introductory insights into web surveys as an increasingly important survey data collection approach. It focuses on essential methodological considerations, implications for practical application of web surveys, and emerging directions of future developments.

Webinar learning outcomes

To be aware of a wide range of possibilities offered by modern web surveys in the official statistics and other fields.
To become familiar with the basic principles and methodological considerations of web survey preparation and implementation.
To understand the benefits, pitfalls, emerging developments and methodological challenges of web survey data collection.

Webinar content

Characteristics, advantages and limitations of web surveys
Specifics of web questionnaire design.
Measures for improvement of response rates and tackling
Internet non-coverage problems in web surveys.
Web surveys on mobile devices and related recent technological advances.

More information and link to the webinar

Call for Papers GOR 18, 28 February - 2 March 2018 in Berlin, Germany

2017-10-09

28 February to 2 March 2018, Cologne, Germany.

Working on research on web and mobile Web survey methodology, online market research, Big Data and data science, or politics and online communication? Then submit your abstract to GOR, the international conference in online research. Join us in beautiful Cologne, conveniently accessible from Frankfurt International Airport by train within one hour.

Deadline for abstract submissions:

15 November 2017 (papers for Tracks A, B, C and GOR Thesis Award 2018 competition),
1 December 2017 (papers for GOR Best Practice Award 2018 competition) and
24 January 2018 (posters and GOR Poster Award 2017 competition)

Submissions at https://www.gor.de/gor18/

Further information at https://www.gor.de/

Long version of the call: http://www.gor.de/about/call-for-papers.

Topics: Internet Surveys, Mobile Web, and Online Research Methodology, Big Data and Data Science, Politics and Online Communication, Online Market Research

All submissions relevant to online research are welcome. Presentations in the past years covered a broad range of topics, be it online and mobile web surveys or research concerning the Internet or social aspects of the Web, big data and data science, and research on politics and communication. Since 1997, GOR has been attended by more than 300 researchers and other professionals each year who want to stay on top of new developments and best practices for their work in business and academia.
This year’s conference seeks submissions in:

Internet Surveys, Mobile Web, and Online Research Methodology (Track A)
Big Data and Data Science (Track B)
Politics and Communication (Track C)

The programme committee invites presenters from academia, business, official statistics, government agencies, and other sectors to submit their work for presentation. Submissions will be accepted on the basis of a double-blind peer review process.

We look forward to receiving your abstract submission.

You can find the complete call for papers and further information at https://www.gor.de/.

Assistant Prof. Dr. Bella Struminskaya

on behalf of the programme committee

SRC Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques

2017-03-20

The 70th Annual Summer Institute

Now in its 70th year, the University of Michigan's Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques provides rigorous graduate-level training in all phases of survey research. The program teaches state-of-the-art practice and theory in the design, implementation, and analysis of surveys. The Institute runs from June 5th through July 28th. Courses range in length from one to eight weeks.

The Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques draws on a renowned group of instructors from within the University of Michigan’s Survey Research Center and the University of Michigan community, and on other experts from outside the University.

For more information, including course descriptions, schedules, and other relevant information visit our website, http://si.isr.umich.edu/, or contact us directly at the Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques, (877) 880-9389, isr-summers@umich.edu.

June 5-July 28, 2017

www.si.isr.umich.edu

Institute for Social Research

University of Michigan

P.O. Box 1248

Ann Arbor, MI 48106–1248

(877) 880-9389

isr-summers@umich.edu

GESIS Summer School in Survey Methodology

2017-03-20

Every August since 2012, the GESIS Summer School in Survey Methodology takes place at GESIS, Cologne. Lecturers and participants from all over the world and from many different fields come to Cologne to take part in Europe's leading summer school on survey methodology, research design, and data collection - recommended by the European Survey Research Association (ESRA).

The program of the 6th GESIS Summer School in Survey Methodology that will take place from August 3-25 2017 in Cologne can be accessed here. Register now for the courses of your choice at training.gesis.org.

More information about the GESIS Summer school >>

Barcelona Summer School in Survey Methodology 2017

2017-03-18

The Barcelona Summer School in Survey Methodology is a two-week intensive program covering diverse topics on survey methodology and advanced statistical analysis of survey data. Participants can create their own program choosing from 12 courses covering different topics. The Barcelona Summer School in Survey Methodology is organized by the Research and Expertise Centre for Survey Methodology (RECSM), located at the Pompeu Fabra University, in Barcelona. All courses are taught in English, by leading experts.

This year we will also offer two introductory courses on the software Stata and R.

More information about the Barcelona Summer School >>

ESRA 2017 Sessions on web surveys

2016-11-23

The 7th Conference of the European Survey Research Association (ESRA) will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, from 17th to 21st July 2017. The conference will be hosted by the University of Lisbon, jointly by the School of Economics and Management (ISEG), the Centre for Research in Social Sciences and Management (CSG) and the Institute for Social Sciences (ICS).

Among 111 sessions that are being organized, we would like to emphasize the following that is directly related to the web survey methodology:

Data quality in non-probabilistic online surveys.
Non-probabilistic online surveys are being increasingly used in research and policy analysis. The reasons for their recent success are mainly related to the relatively low costs of setting up, maintenance, and data collection associated to the large sample sizes available for the analysis. However, non-probabilistic online surveys pose a number of issues that mainly concern the generalization of the findings derived from the analysis of survey data. The session fosters discussion on the issues concerning, in particular, the assessment of the representativeness of non-probabilistic samples and the methods to correct for bias.

More information on the conference: http://www.europeansurveyresearch.org/co

ESRA 2017 call for papers

2016-11-20

The 7th Conference of the European Survey Research Association (ESRA) will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, from 17th to 21st July 2017.

The conference will be hosted by the University of Lisbon, jointly by the School of Economics and Management (ISEG), the Centre for Research in Social Sciences and Management (CSG) and the Institute for Social Sciences (ICS).

The scientific committee is now inviting researchers who are active in the field of survey research and survey methodology to submit proposals for individual paper and poster presentations by December 4, 2016. Proposals are invited in any area of survey methodology, or in substantive applications of survey research. They encourage proposals from researchers with a variety of backgrounds, including academic research, national statistics and market research.

There are different sessions being organized that are directly relevant also to web survey methodology. A complete list of 111 sessions being organized >>

The following are examples of topics that are of particular interest:

Sample designs, coverage, and sampling
Unit and item nonresponse
Weighting and imputation
Questionnaire development, testing and piloting
Interviewers and interviewer effects
Mixing modes and mode effects
Online survey methods and surveys on mobile devices
Linking survey data to auxiliary data sources
Big Data for survey research
Using paradata to evaluate survey quality
Methods for cross‐national and cross‐cultural surveys
Longitudinal surveys and longitudinal analysis techniques
Analysing, monitoring and reducing Total Survey Error
Data documentation, archiving and data access
Survey analysis techniques
Election polling and public opinion
Social indicators
Substantive applications of survey research

More information is available at the Conference homepage >>

[BMS-RC33] Meeting - Questionnaire Design, Development, Evaluation & Testing (9-13 Nov 2016, Miami)

2016-10-29

Welcome to the 2016 International Conference on Questionnaire Design, Development, Evaluation, and Testing (QDET2).

QDET2 will provide a creative environment for researchers from across the world working in government, academia, and the private sector to share new solutions and fresh approaches to survey measurement, questionnaire design, and evaluation. The conference builds on the resounding success of the first QDET, held in 2002, and will be the first international conference in more than a decade devoted to both the design of survey questionnaires and the methods used for their development, evaluation, and testing.

November 09, 2016 - November 13, 2016
QDET2 in Miami, FL

Throughout four stimulating days, conference participants will hear about the following:

Challenges of designing survey instruments that collect 'good' data
New developments in pretesting and evaluation of survey questionnaires
Role new methodologies and technologies are playing in improving data collection and instrument testing
Methods available to improve survey instrument design

Participants will share experiences and learn from one another through focused sessions and workshops, including product demonstration. The conference will include keynote speeches from:

Mario Callegaro, Google, UK
Gordon Willis, National Institutes of Health

Participants will hear from other experts in survey methodology, learn about real-world case studies from survey agencies, and network with international peers and colleagues.

In advance of the conference, there will be opportunities to attend training courses for those relatively new to the field, as well as master classes in pretesting and question evaluation methodologies for those with more experience. At the end of the conference, workshops will be held to encourage and facilitate greater collaboration and develop future research agendas.

QDET2 2016 will offer two keynote sessions, concurrent sessions, poster sessions, exhibits, product demonstration, training classes, and workshops (where attendees can form collaborations for future working post-conference).

Call for papers to New Techniques and Technologies for Statistics (NTTS) 2017

2016-10-18

Deadline: 28 October 2016

Dear colleague,

New Techniques and Technologies for Statistics (NTTS) is an international biennial scientific conference series organised by Eurostat on new techniques and methods for official statistics, and the impact of new technologies on statistical collection, production and dissemination systems.

The NTTS 2017 conference will take place from 14 to 16 March 2017 in Brussels. For further details, please refer to the conference website: http://NTTS2017.eu.

Call for papers to NTTS 2017

The NTTS 2017 Scientific Committee welcomes the submission of abstracts within all areas of relevance to the conference (http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cros/conten).

The deadline for submission of abstracts is 28 October 2016 (http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cros/conten).

Call for papers to special NTTS issue of JOS

The NTTS 2017 Scientific committee is pleased to announce, in collaboration with the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Official Statistics (JOS), that papers presented at NTTS 2017 are eligible for submission to a special NTTS issue of JOS.

(For details, please refer to: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cros/conten).

Call for papers to a special NTTS section of EURONA

The NTTS 2017 Scientific Committee is pleased to announce, in collaboration with the editor-in-chief of the Eurostat Review on National Accounts and Macroeconomic Indicators (EURONA) that papers presented at NTTS 2017 treating issues related to national accounts and macroeconomic indicators are eligible for submission to a special NTTS section of EURONA.

(For details, please refer to: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cros/conten).

Important administrative information for prospective authors:

E-mail submissions are NOT accepted, only abstracts submitted via the online submission interface (see: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cros/conten) will reach the NTTS 2017 Scientific Committee.

Looking forward to seeing you at NTTS 2017 in Brussels,

/The NTTS 2017 secretariat
ESTAT-NTTS@ec.europa.eu