When the topic of a survey is sensitive or extremely private, the participants’ identity can be an important issue. In such a situation, anonymity and confidentiality may significantly affect the response rate. In a mail survey, some may wonder how an anonymous study, wherein not even the researcher knows the respondents’ identity, is possible when […]
Tag Archives: Mail Survey
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Apr
Apr
Mail Survey Reminder is known to be effective in increasing response rates for mail surveys. Many studies have shown that an important factor in survey success is the number of contacts made throughout the data collection project. (Dillman, 1978; Lavrakas, 1993; Willimack et al., 1995). The “Total Design Method” (TDM) of Dillman(1978) for data collection […]
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Sep
Sep
Mail Surveys are widely used in research for data collection. However, unlike telephone or interview, researchers don’t have direct contact with participants. To increase response rates for mail surveys, different techniques have been proven to work, including pre-notification mailings, reminders, incentives, and multimodal strategies. But how about the appearance of the mailings? Studies on the […]
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Jun
Jun
Are you wondering if you should send your mail survey so close to the holidays? Learn the two main reasons we urge you to think twice and what to do if you cannot avoid it.
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Jun
Jun
One of the main reasons people don’t complete surveys is because they are too long and complicated. A long and complicated survey is like torture to potential respondents; it’s simply demotivating. If that’s what you’re aiming for, then go ahead and launch that survey. But I certainly don’t think that is anyone’s goal in creating […]
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Jun
Jun
We are now in an age where sending feedback requests or surveys has never been so easy. Technology has made online surveys popular and has streamlined telephone and mail surveys to be convenient as well. Target audiences are being flooded by survey requests that survey fatigue is inevitably happening. Survey fatigue occurs when people are […]
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May
May
One of the most common questions in Mail Survey budgeting is the kind of postage to use. Depending on your survey you may be able to cut on cost by using standard instead of first-class mail, however, think about this carefully, as you risk lowering survey response and reducing data quality. To help you decide, […]
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May
May
While there are many tools available for data collection, surveying is one of the most commonly used. Surveying is essentially a research method used to gather data from a sample of people to generalize results to a larger population and gain insights on various topics. Questionnaires are used in asking people for information in a […]
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Jul
Jul
Mail surveys are one of many quantitative research data collection methods that helps answer the “why” and “how” of human thoughts and behavior. It is an integral part of political & social science, social work, and education research. Believe it or not, mail surveys are still among the most effective survey methods in the research […]