Vera Toepoel is assistant professor at the Department of Methods and Statistics at Utrecht University. She obtained her PhD on Online Questionnaire Design from Tilburg University, the Netherlands. She teaches courses on methods & statistics and survey research in particular on all levels. Furthermore, she is the author of the book "Doing Surveys Online" published by Sage.
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Online Surveys Chapter 2: Developing the Survey: Questions and Answers Chapter 3: Ethical Considerations Chapter 4: Sampling Chapter 5: Using a Panel in Your Research Chapter 6: Comparative Survey Research Chapter 7: Incentives for Respondents Chapter 8: Selecting Survey Software Chapter 9: Programming the Survey Chapter 10: Fieldwork Chapter 11: Processing and Cleaning the Data Chapter 12: Weighting Survey Data Chapter 13: Reporting Survey Results Chapter 14: Making Data Available to Others Chapter 15: The Future of Web Surveys
Doing Surveys Online is an authoritative yet easily accessible primer covering all aspects of how to conduct good, rigorous web-based surveys. In it, Vera Toepoel clearly and concisely summarizes the state of the art using the most up-to-date and authoritative research sources. This book should be required reading for anyone contemplating conducting an online survey. -- Ron Fricker Vera Toepoel indeed achieves her aim to provide a single resource for conducting online surveys with this book. The result is an excellent, comprehensive and thoughtful research handbook. It will make a good reference point for any survey methods course, and the training of research students, and active researchers who aspire to employ online surveys. -- Maria Pampaka This book covers all the steps needed to conduct surveys with a focus on the online mode. With didactically well-prepared features, the volume is a valuable source for university students and teachers alike, as well as a handy and usable toolbox for beginning practitioners. A comprehensive and comprehensible read. -- Lars Kaczmirek