IMPROVING SURVEY RESPONSES WITH POSTCARDS

被引:13
作者
MURPHY, PR [1 ]
DALENBERG, DR [1 ]
DALEY, JM [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MONTANA,ECON,MISSOULA,MT 59812
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10.1016/0019-8501(90)90007-I
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F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Previous research on mail survey response has been focused on consumer and/or student populations, with little effort aimed specifically at industrial organizations. This paper reports on a planned test of the impact of postcard prenotification on large industrial respondents. The results indicate that postcard prenotification had positive impacts on response rates, response speed, and data quality. The study also included analysis of the associated costs. © 1990.
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页码:349 / 355
页数:7
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