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May 21 2012 Specific Time Frames in Question Design

Nuance is critical in questionnaire design. One nuance missed by many is the appropriate use of time frames when asking people about their activities.

Bad research , Context , Data quality , Questionnaires

Apr 23 2012 Biasing Your Research by the Act of Doing Research

Longitudinal studies can influence how people respond to your questions simply by the fact that you have researched them before. And if you’re not careful, this problem can come about even when you’re not doing a longitudinal study.

Bad research , Bias , Data quality , Focus groups , Online research , Panels , Quality

Mar 19 2012 Biased Research, No Matter What the Methodology

In a world where any methodology choice can introduce some bias to your data, it’s imperative to understand how your findings may skew because you chose phone over online (or online over phone, or river sample over panel sample, or any other choice you made).

Data quality , Donors , Methodology , Non-profit , Online research , Panels , Phone research

Mar 01 2012 An Evaluation of Online Panels

All panels are not created equal – and here’s the evidence to prove it.

Data quality , Fieldwork , Methodology , Online research , Panels , Quality , Respondents

Feb 14 2012 Counteracting the Dirty Little Secrets of Online Panels

Yes, panel quality is often atrocious. But there are some steps we can all take to mitigate the problems.

Data quality , Field , Fieldwork , Fraud , Online research , Panels , Quality , Vendors

Jan 30 2012 More Dirty Little Secrets of Online Panels

12 online panels. Multiple problems. Go behind the curtain…

Data quality , Field , Fieldwork , Fraud , Online research , Panels , Quality , Vendors

Jan 15 2012 More Dirty Little Secrets of Online Panel Research

When you use an online access panel for research, you depend on those respondents to help inform your critical business decisions. But what if your survey is the ninth one your respondents have taken today?

Data quality , Fieldwork , Methodology , Online research , Panels , Quality , Respondents

Nov 18 2011 Information Assassination – How They’ll Simply Get the Research Wrong

Be very, very careful of using research you find reported in the media. Important details and nuance usually fall by the wayside in an effort to get at the “story.”