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Vera Toepoel

Date of Ph.D. defense: 3 November 2008
Title of thesis: A Closer Look at Web Questionnaire Design
ISBN: 978 90 5668 221 7
Promotor: Prof.dr. A.H.O. van Soest
Co-Promotor: Dr. J.W.M. Das

Abstract:
This dissertation deals with the design of online questionnaires and its consequences for data quality: what is the effect of the number of items placed on a screen, the response categories, layout choices et cetera. It also focuses on attrition and panel conditioning: what do people learn from taking surveys both in content and in the response process. In short: A Closer Look at Web Questionnaire Design.

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