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Keusch, Florian; Bähr, Sebastian; Haas, Georg-Christoph; Kreuter, Frauke; Trappmann, Mark – Sociological Methods & Research, 2023
Researchers are combining self-reports from mobile surveys with passive data collection using sensors and apps on smartphones increasingly more often. While smartphones are commonly used in some groups of individuals, smartphone penetration is significantly lower in other groups. In addition, different operating systems (OSs) limit how mobile data…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Computer Software, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Keusch, Florian; Leonard, Mariel M.; Sajons, Christoph; Steiner, Susan – Sociological Methods & Research, 2021
Researchers attempting to survey refugees over time face methodological issues because of the transient nature of the target population. In this article, we examine whether applying smartphone technology could alleviate these issues. We interviewed 529 refugees and afterward invited them to four follow-up mobile web surveys and to install a…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Ownership, Computer Software
Stapleton, Laura M.; Kang, Yoonjeong – Sociological Methods & Research, 2018
This research empirically evaluates data sets from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) for design effects of ignoring the sampling design in weighted two-level analyses. Currently, researchers may ignore the sampling design beyond the levels that they model which might result in incorrect inferences regarding hypotheses due to…
Descriptors: Probability, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Sampling, Inferences