Paradata communicates with a broad range of business systems. Her research focuses on sampling and measurement errors in complex surveys, and the use of paradata to improve survey processes and survey estimates. Kreuter is a prominent researcher in the use of paradata in surveys, about which. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Frauke kreuter is the director of the joint program in survey methodology jpsm at the university of maryland, and adjunct research professor at the institute for social research isr at the university of michigan. Analytic uses of process information ebook written by frauke kreuter. Frauke kreuter publications this folder holds the following references to publications, sorted by year and author. Featuring contributions from leading experts in the. Paradata, working paper series of the german council for social and economic data 6, german council for social and economic data ratswd. It will start with an overview of existing models applied successfully in ongoing crossnational projects and a discussion of the role of crosscultural input in the process of designing, pretesting, and evaluating questions. Frauke kreuter has brought together a good collection of authors to create what is a very solid staging post for a. The use of paradata to monitor and manage survey data collection frauke kreuter.
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Lastly, paradata are generally not consciously provided by the respondents kaczmirek, 2009, p. Paradata information can be used to help achieve the goals of a survey. We failed to make use of paradata in examiningother errors besides nonresponse and measurement, in learning about survey costs, and inmodelingof errors that we know we cannot remove. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Asa meetings department american statistical association asa. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading improving surveys with paradata. The use of paradata in cross sectional and longitudinal.
Explore the practices and cuttingedge research on the new and exciting topic of paradata paradata are measurements related to the process of collecting survey data. Using paradata to explore item level response times in surveys. There are a few differences to the old site so if there is anything you are unsure of, please check our faqs. Shop amongst our popular books, including 7, practical tools for designing and weighting survey samples, practical tools for designing and weighting survey samples and more from frauke kreuter. In addition, in the first experiment conducted on sca, for operational reasons related to the sample management software in the telephone facility, refusal conversion and spanish language calls were not included in the experimental algorithm. Frauke kreuter is associate professor in the joint program in survey methodology at the university of maryland. Improving surveys with paradata by frauke kreuter is. A practical technique for improving the accuracy of. Frauke kreuter university of maryland joint program in survey methodology 1218 lefrak hall college park, md 20742. Measurementerrorrelated paradata can be collected at four levels of aggregation.
Frauke kreuter is head of the iab statistical methods group and professor at the. Analytic uses of process information is the most accessible and comprehensive. Thus survey efforts can be dynamically responsive to the paradata. Just to remind people, the format is following the presentation, we will have an opportunity for commentary and questions and were looking for a lively discussion at that time. Improving surveys with paradata wiley online books. Analytic uses of process information wiley series in survey. Paradata data about the process of survey production have drawn increasing attention as the statistical world moves towards the implementation of quality metrics and measures to improve quality and save costs. Short course on paradata as part of the cass short course programme, 2223 october 20. There are 68 references in this bibliography folder. A note on improving recruitment efficiency using paradata information in panel surveys field methods. View frauke kreuters profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Paradata within the total survey error framework successes. Practical tools for designing and weighting survey samples ebook written by richard valliant, jill a. So to start off, im delighted to introduce frauke kreuter, who is going to talk about the wild world of paradata.
West, brady t kreuter, frauke and jaenichen, ursula 20. Some other auxiliary data including paradata, such as computergenerated paradata, need to be obtained using specific software. Practical tools for designing and weighting survey samples by. She also holds a professorship at the university of mannheim, and is head of the statistical methods research department at the institute for employment research iab in nuremberg, germany. International program in survey and data science ipsds. The number of followup attempts is one example paradata measure summarizing the level of effort. An important technical distinction regarding the collection of paradata in web surveys is that they can be collected on the server side andor the client side. Click view all media and then details to see them with instructions. Introduction frauke kreuter university of maryland and iablmu 1. Given the fact that web surveys are selfadministered, the paradata are generated by the respondents and their interaction with the survey instruments. The use of paradata to monitor and manage survey data collection. We enrich your existing software investments and strategic supplier relationships.
Frauke kreuter is a german sociologist and statistician who works as a professor and director of the joint program in survey methodology of the university of maryland, college park. The use of paradata to monitor and manage survey data. She also holds a professorship in the joint program in survey methodology at. Informed consent for web paradata use researchgate. Using paradata to enhance survey design and analysis by prof frauke kreuter, dr gabriele durrant with contributions from prof peter smith, dr olga maslovskaya and dr mario callegaro. Paradata is a big data artificial intelligence platform that has won the gartner cool vendor award for 2016. I have found improving surveys with paradata to be very useful. May 24, 20 an important technical distinction regarding the collection of paradata in web surveys is that they can be collected on the server side andor the client side. Improving surveys with paradata analytic uses of process.
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Many types of paradata are automatically produced and collected, primarily by the software systems used for computerized interviewing, but little is known about best practices for how the range of these available paradata should be used. Paradata are measurements related to the process of collecting survey data. Facing the nonresponse challenge frauke kreuter, 20. Frauke kreuter has brought together a good collection of authors to create what is a very solid staging post for a developing area within survey methodology. The chapter also discusses two main classes of software to collect paradata such as specific paradata software and paradata. This paper gives examples of various uses of paradata and discusses access to paradata, as well as future developments. Analytic uses of process information is the most accessible and comprehensive contribution to this up. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover fraukes. Weve seen over the last few years that there are some examples of successful use of paradata to gain efficiency in the survey data collection, and to alert us to errors that can happen. Frauke kreuter is professor in the joint program in survey methodology at the university of maryland, professor of methods and statistics at the university of mannheim, and head of the statistical methods group at the german institute for employment research in nuremberg. These paradata include time stamps, keystroke files, mouse click files, and digital audio recordings kreuter and casascordero, 2010. The effects of errors in paradata on weighting class adjustments.
Most data collection software records the time used to complete a question, a set of. Previously, she held positions in the department of statistics at the. Paradata capture information about the data collection process on a more microlevel. Using paradata to evaluate online performance uc berkeley. A function of sampling, measurement error, or nonresponse journal of official statistics, 292, 277297. Analytic uses of process information edited by kreuter, frauke. Ipsds equips participants with the knowledge and skills necessary.
All content is posted anonymously by employees working at paradata. Paradata that capture the minutes needed to interview each respondent or even the seconds it took to administer a single question within the survey would become the. Survey paradata are data that are captured about the context and processes surrounding survey data collection. Predicting voting behavior using digital trace data. Using paradata to explore item level response times in surveys mick p.
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Professor of survey methodology, university of maryland. This capability enables the paradata solution to give a. Paradata analyses have burgeoned since that time kreuter and casascordero 2010. Frauke kreuter professor and director joint program in survey.
Professor of statistics and methodology at the university of mannheim. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Frauke kreuter is the director of the joint program in survey methodology. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. There was a time when we used these data and didnt call them paradata, and. An evaluation of nonresponse bias using paradata from a health survey. Explore the practices and cuttingedge research on the new and exciting topic of paradata. Analytic uses of process information is the most accessible and comprehensive contribution to this upandcoming area in survey. The chapter also discusses two main classes of software to collect paradata such as specific paradata software and paradata collection tools embedded in. Working papers articles software books working papers. Maitland, aaron, casascordero, carolina, kreuter, frauke 2009. Analytic uses of process information wiley series in survey methodology book 582 kindle edition by frauke kreuter.
Simply select your manager software from the list below and click on download. Frauke kreuter is currently on leave from the university of mannheim and will spend the springsummer semester 2020 at the joint program in survey. Featuring contributions from leading experts in the field, improving surveys with paradata. For example, early responses may be mainly from one type of respondent, and the collectors knowing this can focus on reaching the other types so the survey has good coverage of the intended population. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Use of paradata in a responsive design framework to manage a field data collection. This paper gives examples of various uses of paradata and discusses access to paradata as well as future developments. From 20012004 frauke kreuter was part of ucla statistics department. Paradata and other auxiliary data crosscultural survey. In web surveys, paradata is categorized into device. Analytic uses of process information is the most accessible and comprehensive contribution to this upandcoming area in survey methodology. A practical technique for improving the accuracy of interviewer.