Survey Practice

New article: Sample size and uncertainty when predicting with polls: the shortcomings of confidence intervals - https://www.surveypractice.org/article/11736-sample-size-and-uncertainty-when-predicting-with-polls-the-shortcomings-of-confidence-intervals … #AAPOR

Response scales for attitudinal questions can be tricky! In the last #SPTBT for 2019, we are highlighting an article from 10 years ago outlining theoretical considerations for the number of scale points to include: https://www.surveypractice.org/article/2950-how-many-scale-points-should-i-include-for-attitudinal-questions … #AAPOR #TBT

We are less than a year out from the 2020 election! This month our #SPTBT is to a 2013 article on using generic ballots to predict state elections. We hope to see more submissions on election polling methodology after next year. #AAPOR #SPTBThttps://www.surveypractice.org/article/3024-using-generic-ballots-to-predict-state-legislative-elections …

Happy third Thursday! This month for #SPTBT we're highlighting an article that reminds us of the importance of question wording. In 2016, Husser and Fernandez found more respondents supported "gay marriage" than "same-sex marriage": https://www.surveypractice.org/article/2802-gay-marriage-tends-to-be-more-popular-than-same-sex-marriage … #AAPOR

One area of interest for many qualitative reseachers is the use of technology in qualitative data collection. Today in our #SPTBT, we highlight a 2015 article about asynchronous focus groups: http://www.surveypractice.org/article/2844-considerations-for-and-lessons-learned-from-online-synchronous-focus-groups … #AAPOR #TBT

This month's Survey Practice #TBT is a 2016 special issue on interviewer-respondent interaction, featuring 6 articles on behavior coding, cooperation rates, and more: https://www.surveypractice.org/issue/534  #AAPOR

New article: Differences in Efficiencies Between ABS and RDD Samples by Mode of Data Collection - https://www.surveypractice.org/article/9619-differences-in-efficiencies-between-abs-and-rdd-samples-by-mode-of-data-collection … #AAPOR

New article: Methods for Improving Response Rates in an Emergency Department Setting – A Randomized Feasibility Study - https://www.surveypractice.org/article/9651-methods-for-improving-response-rates-in-an-emergency-department-setting-a-randomized-feasibility-study … #AAPOR

This month for our #TBT, we are featuring a 2008 interview with former Census Bureau director Kenneth Prewitt. Read his thoughts on challenges facing surveys and respondents' privacy and confidentiality concerns: https://www.surveypractice.org/article/2927-an-interview-with-kenneth-prewitt … #AAPOR

New article: “Your Survey is Biased”: A Preliminary Investigation into Respondent Perceptions of Survey Bias https://www.surveypractice.org/article/8996-your-survey-is-biased-a-preliminary-investigation-into-respondent-perceptions-of-survey-bias … #AAPOR

New article: Sample and Respondent Provided County Comparisons Among Cellular Respondents Using Rate Center Assignments - https://www.surveypractice.org/article/8354-sample-and-respondent-provided-county-comparisons-among-cellular-respondents-using-rate-center-assignments … #AAPOR

New article: Two-Year Follow-up of a Sequential Mixed-Mode Experiment in the U.S. National Monitoring the Future Study - https://www.surveypractice.org/article/8358-two-year-follow-up-of-a-sequential-mixed-mode-experiment-in-the-u-s-national-monitoring-the-future-study … #AAPOR

Colors, logos, and inserts can make mail more eye-catching, but do respondents think it looks like junk? Jans and colleagues study this in this month's Throwback Thursday: http://www.surveypractice.org/article/2840-logos-and-inserts-can-reduce-survey-return-rates-an-experiment-in-california … #AAPOR #SPTBT #TBT