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The problem of bias

This paper looks at the various sources of bias, discusses how to reduce them or, at least, how to measure them.

Catalogue: ESOMAR Teach-In Seminar 1995: All You Ever Wanted To Know About Sampling, Statistics And Questionnaires

Author: Neil Higgs

February 14, 1995

Theory and application of multivariate methods (interdependance)

Factor Analysis (like the similar technique of Principal Components Analysis) is a multivariate statistical method used primarily for data reduction. Itis usually employed to reduce the columns of our data matrix, that is the variables measured for...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Teach-In Seminar 1995: All You Ever Wanted To Know About Sampling, Statistics And Questionnaires

Author: Paul Harris

February 14, 1995

Finding and interpreting patterns of numerical data

The simplest form of analysing data is to form survey tabulations. This is done by counting the number (and percentage) of people that fall in to the predefined categories of our questionnaire. The basic tool for the survey analyst is the cross...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Teach-In Seminar 1995: All You Ever Wanted To Know About Sampling, Statistics And Questionnaires

Author: Paul Harris

February 14, 1995

Multimedia CATI/CAPI

The paper concentrates on two new tools for data collection developed by Infratest Burke in conjunction with Quantime in 1994. The first part demonstrates the value of using scanned images in a CAPI process. Computer-assisted personal interviewing...

Catalogue: Seminar 1995: Information Technology- How Can Research Keep Up With The Peace Of Change

Author: Matthias Thomae

Companies: Burke, Inc.,

January 1, 1995

Software for social and market research

The paper deals with the problems and prospects of creating and usage of software for social surveys and market research in Ukraine. The experience of SOCIS (an associate member of GALLUP International) is examined. To make it easier to understand...

Catalogue: Seminar 1995: Information Technology- How Can Research Keep Up With The Peace Of Change

Authors: Natalija Gasanenko, Tatyana Koshechkina

January 1, 1995

Market information systems for marketing managers

This paper is a presentation of an actual Market Information System established at the Marketing Institute at the Copenhagen Business School. It is a user oriented system, aiming at helping the Market Manager to fully use the information value of...

Catalogue: Seminar 1995: Information Technology- How Can Research Keep Up With The Peace Of Change

Authors: Sven Heede, Michael Pettersson, Knud Bab

January 1, 1995

Quality through technology

This paper describes ways in which new methods of data collection enable us to compile accurate and timely data on interviewer performance. Traditional ideas of interviewer quality analysis are considered, and a new approach is proposed, which is...

Catalogue: Seminar 1995: Information Technology- How Can Research Keep Up With The Peace Of Change

Author: Jon Hulbert

January 1, 1995

How to find your way in the IT jungle?

Bewitching developments in the information technology have incited us to present this paper. I am sure that all of you have heard the magic words that come with the new technology: Pentium, P6, RISC, CD-ROM, POWER PC, Windows 95 amutainment,...

Catalogue: Seminar 1995: Information Technology- How Can Research Keep Up With The Peace Of Change

Authors: Jan Willem Brouwershaven, Shoata Hattori, Richard Miller

Company: SKIM

January 1, 1995

Changing data collection methods means different kind of data

Information technology has improved to such an extent that computer assistance is now possible for telephone interviews (CATI) as well as for personal interviews (CAPI). Data quality is increased by using the computer because sequential effects are...

Catalogue: Seminar 1995: Information Technology- How Can Research Keep Up With The Peace Of Change

Author: Gerd Meier

Company: GfK

January 1, 1995