Experienced market researchers know that asking about future behaviors in surveys is tricky. For many reasons, there is a big difference between what people say they will do and what they actually do. Anyone with a teenager will back me up on this; statements such as “I’ll clean my room tomorrow” or “I’ll walk the dog after dinner” may be well-intentioned, but are no guarantee of task completion.
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As market researchers, we always want to produce high-quality survey data, and if we have terrible response rates that means we’re not getting enough people to complete the survey. A… Continue reading How to Improve Dismal Survey Response Rates
As Market Research & Insights professionals, we always strive to optimize survey data quality. It can be tricky, especially when surveying niche, over-surveyed or hard-to-find populations. When attempting to do… Continue reading When “One” is Not Enough: How Mixed-Mode Data Collection Can Amp Up Your Survey Research
So, you are doing a customer survey and just sent out email invitations for participation. This is an exciting moment in the survey research lifecycle! If you are at this… Continue reading Want Better Survey Response Rates?
Debating odd versus even survey scales? Read on for some tips and a free PDF summarizing research on survey research scales.
As research and insights professionals, we spend a lot of time making sure we eliminate bias from our projects. Why? So that when we deliver our analysis and insights, we… Continue reading Are you sure you’re not introducing bias? (With mini case study!)
Americans happily buy $1,000+ pieces of home exercise equipment, with the best of intentions. But what happens when the slick new gear is unpacked and assembled? Nothing. Many home exercise… Continue reading Open-ended Questions: The Home Exercise Machine of Survey Research
Stumped trying to write a survey invitation? Here’s a great example to get you started.
Article Synopsis: Should I label all scale points or just the end points for attitudinal questions? E-Journal Survey Practice By Aaron Maitland Written by Research Rockstar intern Sarah Stites Experienced… Continue reading [New Article Synopsis] Current Thinking on Scale Labeling
