methods methods / http://backend.userland.com/rss ²¨²¨ÊÓÆµav WebTeam How Cash Incentives Affect Survey Response Rates and Cost Pre-incentives in mail and mail push-to-web surveys can significantly improve response rates and reduce overall survey costs. /opinion/methodology/658832/cash-incentives-affect-survey-response-rates-cost.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/methodology/658832/cash-incentives-affect-survey-response-rates-cost.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 02 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Data Quality Issues With Opt-In Panels: Part 2 ²¨²¨ÊÓÆµav evaluates several approaches to handling "careless responders" in opt-in panel data. /opinion/methodology/654494/data-quality-issues-opt-panels-part-two.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/methodology/654494/data-quality-issues-opt-panels-part-two.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 18 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT Data Quality Issues With Opt-In Panels: Part 1 ²¨²¨ÊÓÆµav compared the quality of data obtained from several opt-in panel vendors to better understand whether panels differ in the quality of data they provide. /opinion/methodology/653993/data-quality-issues-opt-panels-part.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/methodology/653993/data-quality-issues-opt-panels-part.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 06 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT ²¨²¨ÊÓÆµav's Approach to Opt-In Sampling ²¨²¨ÊÓÆµav has extensively tested the use of opt-in sampling to understand its challenges and to develop strategies for improving data quality and accuracy of results. /opinion/methodology/652493/gallup-approach-opt-sampling.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/methodology/652493/gallup-approach-opt-sampling.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 25 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT Asking About Race and Ethnicity: A Wording Experiment ²¨²¨ÊÓÆµav tested different ways to ask race and ethnicity to better understand how changes to the U.S. standards for collecting race and ethnicity on federal surveys might affect data and analysis. /opinion/methodology/651347/asking-race-ethnicity-wording-experiment.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/methodology/651347/asking-race-ethnicity-wording-experiment.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 02 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT The Neurodiverse Survey Experience Researchers shed light on neurodiverse respondents' experiences participating in public opinion research, employee surveys and personality assessments. /opinion/methodology/643904/neurodiverse-survey-experience.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/methodology/643904/neurodiverse-survey-experience.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 19 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMT Measuring Transgender Identities: Phase 3 ²¨²¨ÊÓÆµav recently tested several methods for capturing and measuring transgender identities. /opinion/methodology/547223/measuring-transgender-identities-phase.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/methodology/547223/measuring-transgender-identities-phase.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 14 Dec 2023 12:30:00 GMT Measuring Diverse Gender Identities: Phase 2 To date, survey research has not adequately addressed the complexities of gender identity. ²¨²¨ÊÓÆµav is attempting to bridge this gap. /opinion/methodology/509843/measuring-diverse-gender-identities-phase.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/methodology/509843/measuring-diverse-gender-identities-phase.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 22 Aug 2023 13:00:00 GMT Asking Inclusive Questions About Gender: Phase 1 Generational changes in gender identity may fundamentally change how sex and gender are measured and how datasets are weighted to accurately reflect sex and gender. To address these changes, ²¨²¨ÊÓÆµav began testing new gender questions. /opinion/methodology/505664/asking-inclusive-questions-gender-phase.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/methodology/505664/asking-inclusive-questions-gender-phase.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 10 May 2023 14:00:00 GMT