Technological Innovations in Data Collection

There are many considerations in administering questionnaires, except...

• Cost

• Response rates

• Nature of questions

• Enumerator ability

Which are the advantages of telephone interview?

• Easy in answering questions with many options

• Open-ended questions can be asked

• The interviewer can clarify questions

• Flexibility in presenting the items

Which is not a characteristic of mailed questionnaires?

• The questions can be interpreted differently by different individuals

• The identity of the individual filing the responses to the questionnaire can be kept anonymous

• Less time and money consuming

• Prone to bias in answers due to the interviewer

Modifying paper-based questionnaires to computer-based may affect the psychometric properties.

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Calculating the response rate in a web-based survey is easier than in a telephone-based survey.

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