The Impact of Shortening a Long Survey on Response Rate and Response Quality

The Impact of Shortening a Long Survey on Response Rate and Response Quality

Many factors influence the response rate of a survey or questionnaire. The BYU alumni questionnaire was initially a lengthy survey with over 200 questions. After a short version of the questionnaire was created and administered, response rates appear to have increased substantially. Male respondents...

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Main Author: Allen, Daniel Stephen
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Published: BYU ScholarsArchive 2016
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survey
questionnaire
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response rate
Online Access:https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/5968
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spelling ndltd-BGMYU2-oai-scholarsarchive.byu.edu-etd-69672019-05-16T03:29:30Z The Impact of Shortening a Long Survey on Response Rate and Response Quality Allen, Daniel Stephen Many factors influence the response rate of a survey or questionnaire. The BYU alumni questionnaire was initially a lengthy survey with over 200 questions. After a short version of the questionnaire was created and administered, response rates appear to have increased substantially. Male respondents appear particularly more inclined to respond to the shortened version compared to the long version. The questionnaire is examined through various statistical analyses and compared between the short and long versions. Results are presented in the context of existing research on response rates and response quality. 2016-07-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/5968 https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6967&context=etd http://lib.byu.edu/about/copyright/ All Theses and Dissertations BYU ScholarsArchive survey questionnaire short-form response rate
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Allen, Daniel Stephen
The Impact of Shortening a Long Survey on Response Rate and Response Quality
description Many factors influence the response rate of a survey or questionnaire. The BYU alumni questionnaire was initially a lengthy survey with over 200 questions. After a short version of the questionnaire was created and administered, response rates appear to have increased substantially. Male respondents appear particularly more inclined to respond to the shortened version compared to the long version. The questionnaire is examined through various statistical analyses and compared between the short and long versions. Results are presented in the context of existing research on response rates and response quality.
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