Resources Library by ANA

The place for mobile research?

Researchers are trained to take 'pre' and 'post' measurements. Mobile apps now enable us to measure 'the moment' as well. During the British Royal Wedding, respondents shared these moments with Ipsos and Sky News. This paper describes how traditional...

Catalogue: 3D Digital Dimensions 2011: (Online + Social Media + Mobile) Research

Authors: Sean Conry, Simon Atkinson

Companies: Ipsos MRBI, Forsta

October 26, 2011

Innovative online research

This case study describes an online qualitative research project that used innovative study design, interviewing technologies (multimedia interviewing, mobile research), and voice analysis in an effort to refine public policy for the US presidential...

Catalogue: Online Research 2009: Online Panels & Beyond

Author: Ron Riley

October 29, 2009

Research World (January 2007)

It wasn’t so long ago that nobody knew what the man in the street was thinking, what his views about life were and what he wanted. And even if this information was available, it was hardly ever taken into account. This situation has changed...

Catalogue: Research World 2007

Author: ESOMAR B.V.

January 1, 2007

Measuring opinion in a 'war zone'

There was no history of polling in Iraq prior to 2003. a census existed but there was no social nor opinion research available. the hazard of ongoing violence and bombing meant that it was nigh on impossible for those trying to understand...

Catalogue: Congress 2006: Foresight

Authors: Johnny Heald, Munqith Daghir

Companies: ORB, IIACSS

June 15, 2006

Research World (January 2005)

Our mission will remain to keep on improving in our work and to continue to improve. Always better. Making the difference. That includes 2005 as well. We will continue to raise issues that help to shape the discussions about, and the reputation of...

Catalogue: Research World 2005

Author: ESOMAR B.V.

January 1, 2005

Research World (February 2004)

The presentation of research results apparently tends to become more problematic when it is about polling and opinion research, that is to say pre-electoral surveys and research concerning political issues. To an increasing level, the results are...

Catalogue: Research World 2004

Author: ESOMAR B.V.

February 1, 2004

Research World (May 2003)

The number of abstentions and undecided voters is increasing in most democracies world-wide, posing the hazardous task for pollsters to take these phenomena into account researchers' tactics for dealing with these issues vary from country to country.

Catalogue: Research World 2003

Author: ESOMAR B.V.

April 1, 2003

Research World (June 2002)

The unexpected success of Jean-Marie Le Pen in the first round of France’s recent Presidential election came as a shock for not only the nation’s politicians but its pollsters. As elsewhere, political opinion polling constitutes only a...

Catalogue: Research World 2002

Author: ESOMAR B.V.

June 1, 2002

The use of modelling for public opinion polls

This dissertation aims to propose a methodological approach to apply modelling to public opinion polls in order to favour the process which leads from description to explanation and further to prediction. The inclusion of modelling would also...

Catalogue: Latin America 1999: Marketing In Latin America In The 21st Century

Author: Oscar Carrari

June 15, 1999