methods methods / http://backend.userland.com/rss ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ WebTeam How Cash Incentives Affect Survey Response Rates and Cost Pre-incentives in mail and mail push-to-web surveys can significantly improve response rates and reduce overall survey costs. /opinion/methodology/658832/cash-incentives-affect-survey-response-rates-cost.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/methodology/658832/cash-incentives-affect-survey-response-rates-cost.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 02 Apr 2025 05:00:00 GMT Data Quality Issues With Opt-In Panels: Part 2 ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ evaluates several approaches to handling "careless responders" in opt-in panel data. /opinion/methodology/654494/data-quality-issues-opt-panels-part-two.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/methodology/654494/data-quality-issues-opt-panels-part-two.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 18 Dec 2024 18:00:00 GMT Data Quality Issues With Opt-In Panels: Part 1 ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ compared the quality of data obtained from several opt-in panel vendors to better understand whether panels differ in the quality of data they provide. /opinion/methodology/653993/data-quality-issues-opt-panels-part.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/methodology/653993/data-quality-issues-opt-panels-part.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 06 Dec 2024 06:00:00 GMT ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½'s Approach to Opt-In Sampling ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ has extensively tested the use of opt-in sampling to understand its challenges and to develop strategies for improving data quality and accuracy of results. /opinion/methodology/652493/gallup-approach-opt-sampling.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/methodology/652493/gallup-approach-opt-sampling.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 25 Oct 2024 05:00:00 GMT Asking About Race and Ethnicity: A Wording Experiment ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ tested different ways to ask race and ethnicity to better understand how changes to the U.S. standards for collecting race and ethnicity on federal surveys might affect data and analysis. /opinion/methodology/651347/asking-race-ethnicity-wording-experiment.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/methodology/651347/asking-race-ethnicity-wording-experiment.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 02 Oct 2024 17:00:00 GMT The Neurodiverse Survey Experience Researchers shed light on neurodiverse respondents' experiences participating in public opinion research, employee surveys and personality assessments. /opinion/methodology/643904/neurodiverse-survey-experience.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/methodology/643904/neurodiverse-survey-experience.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 19 Apr 2024 17:00:00 GMT Measuring Transgender Identities: Phase 3 ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ recently tested several methods for capturing and measuring transgender identities. /opinion/methodology/547223/measuring-transgender-identities-phase.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/methodology/547223/measuring-transgender-identities-phase.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 14 Dec 2023 18:30:00 GMT Measuring Diverse Gender Identities: Phase 2 To date, survey research has not adequately addressed the complexities of gender identity. ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ is attempting to bridge this gap. /opinion/methodology/509843/measuring-diverse-gender-identities-phase.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/methodology/509843/measuring-diverse-gender-identities-phase.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 22 Aug 2023 18:00:00 GMT Asking Inclusive Questions About Gender: Phase 1 Generational changes in gender identity may fundamentally change how sex and gender are measured and how datasets are weighted to accurately reflect sex and gender. To address these changes, ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ began testing new gender questions. /opinion/methodology/505664/asking-inclusive-questions-gender-phase.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/methodology/505664/asking-inclusive-questions-gender-phase.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 10 May 2023 19:00:00 GMT