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The effect of conditioning when re-interviewing

A typology of panel conditioning effects and an empirical study examining the phenomenon are presented. The experiment on panel conditioning using a typical tracking study questionnaire shows that high frequency repeat interviews lead to a small...

Catalogue: Panel Research 2006

Authors: Clive Nancarrow, Trixie Cartwright

Company: KANTAR TNS Malaysia

October 8, 2006

It's the culture, stupid!

A lot of research has been conducted regarding mode effects caused by social desirable response behavior and response style effects.New developments in market research have resulted in an increasing international usage of online panels. As a...

Catalogue: Panel Research 2006

Authors: Bart Wichers, Evelien Zengerink

Company: KANTAR TNS Malaysia

October 8, 2006

Building online multi-cultural opinion communities

This paper addresses the differences between online panels and online opinion communities. Is an online opinion community the next level of an online research panel?

Catalogue: Panel Research 2006

Authors: Claudia Feler, Adriana Rocha

Company: eCGlobal Solutions

October 8, 2006

Response rates

This paper argues that truly active and fully beneficial panel management can only be achieved by identifying and exploring the various factors affecting response rates.Not only is a pragmatic approach to response rates the cornerstone of successful...

Catalogue: Panel Research 2006

Author: Andrei Postoaca

Company: Ipsos MRBI

October 8, 2006

Benefits and challenges of multi-sourcing

Multi-sourcing, or using multiple sample providers to recruit respondents into a single survey, is becoming a necessity for large research agencies and panel companies alike.The paper discusses the results of a comparison study of nine US sample...

Catalogue: Panel Research 2006

Author: Olivier de Gaudemar

October 8, 2006

Great results from ambiguous sources

Rapidly increasing reliance on Internet panels as a sample source has led to data quality problems. Validation and data cleaning procedures common from telephone and in-person interviewing have not kept pace with these new methods.This paper details...

Catalogue: Panel Research 2006

Authors: Reg Baker, Theo Downes-Le Guin, Joanne Mechling

October 8, 2006

The games we play

Using a key theory of psychoanalysis (Transactional Analysis), this paper analyses the way we run our online panels. It points out that a lot of the problems we are experiencing (declining response rates, professional respondents, etc.) are...

Catalogue: Panel Research 2006

Author: Pete Comley

October 8, 2006

Ensuring data integrity for business decisions

While online panels can reduce the cost and time it takes to undertake research, there is often little understanding of how the quality of the panel affects data integrity and importantly the ability to make reliable business decisions based on the...

Catalogue: Panel Research 2006

Authors: Birgi Martin, Jenny Koo, David Day, Ralph Risk

Company: Kantar

October 8, 2006

Gaining synergy through multi-method research

This paper analyzes the combination of online panel surveys and face to face (using mobile devices) fieldwork methodologies. The Nokia Trends Study and a concurrent Online Panel Survey study were utilized as a base to perform parallel testing. This...

Catalogue: Panel Research 2006

Authors: Ivan Casas, Gonzalo Peña, Calixto Perez-Galan

October 8, 2006