ERIC Number: EJ1380125
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-May
Pages: 30
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ISSN: ISSN-0049-1241
EISSN: EISSN-1552-8294
Response Quality in Nonprobability and Probability-Based Online Panels
Sociological Methods & Research, v52 n2 p879-908 May 2023
Recent years have seen a growing number of studies investigating the accuracy of nonprobability online panels; however, response quality in nonprobability online panels has not yet received much attention. To fill this gap, we investigate response quality in a comprehensive study of seven nonprobability online panels and three probability-based online panels with identical fieldwork periods and questionnaires in Germany. Three response quality indicators typically associated with survey satisficing are assessed: straight-lining in grid questions, item nonresponse, and midpoint selection in visual design experiments. Our results show that there is significantly more straight-lining in the nonprobability online panels than in the probability-based online panels. However, contrary to our expectations, there is no generalizable difference between nonprobability online panels and probability-based online panels with respect to item nonresponse. Finally, neither respondents in nonprobability online panels nor respondents in probability-based online panels are significantly affected by the visual design of the midpoint of the answer scale.
Descriptors: Probability, Sampling, Social Science Research, Research Methodology, Response Rates (Questionnaires), Questionnaires, Online Surveys, Foreign Countries, Test Items, Item Response Theory, Design, Test Reliability
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany
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