Background Self‐administered questionnaires are widely used to collect data in
epidemiological research, but non‐response reduces the effective sample size and can …

For reasons of cost and ease of implementation, mail surveys are more frequently used for
social research than are either telephone or face-to-face interviews. In this chapter, the last …

Abstract THIS'HOW TO'VOLUME BEGINS WITH A NOTE ON WHY AN ALTERNATIVE TO
FACE-TO-FACE INTERVIEWS AND TRADITIONAL MAIL AND TELEPHONE SURVEYS IS …

Used to train generations of social scientists, this thoroughly updated classic text covers the
latest research techniques and designs. Applauded for its comprehensive coverage, the …

The lack of full participation in sample surveys threatens the inferential value of the survey
method. We review a set of conceptual developments and experimental findings that appear …

This article reports the results of a meta-analysis of 38 experimental and quasi-experimental
studies that implemented some form of mail survey incentive in order to increase response …

Understand the “how” and the “why” behind research in political science. Step by step,
Political Science Research Methods walks students through the logic of research design …

A comprehensive literature review of techniques used to increase response rates to
questionnaires was conducted. Conclusions were based on arithmetic combination of 497 …

Two hundred fourteen manipulations of the independent variables in 98 mailed
questionnaire response rate experiments were treated as respondents to a survey, yielding …

This meta-analysis examined 35 study results within last 10 years that directly compared the
response rates of e-mail versus mail surveys. Individual studies reported inconsistent …