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Call for papers ESRA 2013. Session: The use of respondent incentives in face-to-face surveys: Effects on response rates, survey error and survey costs
by Pforr, Klaus 03 Dec '12

03 Dec '12

Dear Colleagues, The 5th European Survey Research Association (ESRA) conference will take place in Ljubljana, Slovenia from July 15-19, 2013. We invite you to submit a presentation to our session "The use of respondent incentives in face-to-face surveys: Effects on response rates, survey error and survey costs " ---------Session Details Decreasing response rates have become a major concern for face-to-surveys in modern societies in the last decades. To counter this downward trend, one possible and often used measure is respondent incentives. Incentives are used in a large variety of forms, modes and value, and survey modes. While there is evidence for a positive effect of incentives on response rates, there is still debate on the effects on survey error. Respondent incentives may increase sample selectivity by attracting a specific subset of respondents over proportionally to the survey. Incentives may also systematically change answers by survey respondents, thus producing measurement error, by changing survey participants' perception of the study or their motivation for participation. As incentives increase direct survey costs, research on the overall cost effectiveness of incentives is needed. Incentives may ease contact processes or increase data quality, thus save the survey enterprise fieldwork or data editing costs. Contributions sought for this session will address one or more of following research questions: · Effects of respondent incentives on survey outcome: How are contact, cooperation, response rates influenced by incentives? · Effects of respondent incentives on sample composition and nonresponse bias. Do incentives differentially affect the response propensity of various subgroups of the population? · Effects of respondent incentives on measurement error. Do respondent incentives change the response behavior during the interview? · Are respondent incentives cost effective? Can savings in terms of fieldwork effort outweigh the direct expenses for incentives? We want to focus the session on contributions from large-scale face-to-face surveys. We prefer results from experimental studies; however, all studies addressing the research questions are welcome. ------------ For submitting an abstract, please log onto the ESRA website, http://www.europeansurveyresearch.org/conferences/register. The deadline for abstract submission is January 13, 2013. During the submission process, you will be asked to select the area of survey methodology to which your presentation belongs. Here, please select "Unit Nonresponse and attrition" and then the title of this session: " The use of respondent incentives in face-to-face surveys: Effects on response rates, survey error and survey costs ". Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries about the session. Thank you very much and best regards Klaus Pforr, GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Mannheim, Germany, klaus.pforr(a)gesis.org<mailto:klaus.pforr@gesis.org> Ulrich Krieger, University of Mannheim, Germany, Ulrich.Krieger(a)uni-mannheim.de<mailto:Ulrich.Krieger@uni-mannheim.de> Michael Blohm, GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Mannheim, Germany, michael.blohm(a)gesis.org<mailto:michael.blohm@gesis.org> __________________________________ Klaus Pforr GESIS -- Leibniz Institut für Sozialwissenschaft B2,1 Postfach 122155 D - 68072 Mannheim Tel: +49 621 1246 298 Fax: +49 621 1246 100 E-Mail: klaus.pforr(a)gesis.org<mailto:klaus.pforr@gesis.org> __________________________________

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Call for Papers: "Using Paradata to Improve Survey Data Quality" at the next ESRA conference
by Sprecher der Methodensektion 03 Dec '12

03 Dec '12

Dear colleagues, Annelies Blom, Oliver Lipps and me are organizing a session on "Using Paradata to Improve Survey Data Quality" at the next ESRA conference and would like to invite you to submit a proposal. We believe that your research might well fit within the scope of our session. Please find the complete session outline below. The call for papers will remain open until 13 January 2013. During this period, we welcome you to submit a proposal for a paper online on the ESRA website. You will find our session in the section "paradata and fieldwork". You can find more information about the conference on http://www.europeansurveyresearch.org/ Please feel free to contact us in case you have any questions. We look forward to your proposal and hope to see you in Ljubljana. Kind regards, Annelies Blom Oliver Lipps Volker Stocké Session Description: "Paradata" are measures of the survey data collection process, such as data describing interviewer or respondent behaviour or data available from the sampling frame, such as administrative records. Examples of paradata are call-record data in CATI surveys, keystroke information from CAI, timestamp files, observations of interviewer behaviour or respondents' response latencies. These data can be used to enrich questionnaire responses or to provide information about the survey (non-)participation process. In many cases paradata are available at little additional cost. However, there is a lack of theoretically guided reasoning about how to use available paradata indicators to assess and improve the quality of survey data. Areas which might benefit from the effective use of paradata are: - Paradata in fieldwork monitoring and nonresponse research: Survey practitioners can for example monitor fieldwork progress and interviewer performance (Japec 2005, Laflamme et al. 2008). They are also indispensable in responsive designs as real-time information about fieldwork and survey outcomes which affect costs and errors (Groves and Heeringa 2006). In methodological research into interviewer (Lipps 2008, Blom et al. 2011) or fieldwork (Lipps 2009) effects, consistent predictors of nonresponse and nonresponse bias (Blom et al. 2010), the jury is still out on the added value of paradata. - Paradata to understand respondent behavior: Paradata might aid assessing of the quality of survey responses, e.g. by means of response latencies (Callegaro et al. 2009, Stocké 2004) or back-tracking (Stieger and Reips 2010). Research has used paradata to identify uncertainty in the answers given by respondents, e.g., if respondents frequently alter their answers, need a lot of time, or move the cursor over several answer options. Papers in this session consider all aspects of measuring, preparing and analyzing paradata for data quality improvement in longitudinal as well as cross sectional surveys. Prof. Dr. Volker Stocké Professur für Methoden der Empirischen Sozialforschung Universität Kassel Fachbereich 05 Gesellschaftswissenschaften Nora-Platiel-Str. 5, Raum 2122 34109 Kassel E-Mail: volker.stocke(at)uni-kassel.de Phone: +49-561 804-3127 Fax: +49-561 804-3464 Homepage: http://www.uni-kassel.de/fb05/fachgruppen/soziologie/methoden-der-empirisch… Privat: Terrasse 17 34117 Kassel Phone: +49-561-40700024 Gartenfeldstr. 35 68169 Mannheim Mobile: +49(0)176-61030014

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Session: Assessing the cross-cultural equivalence of Well-Being approaches at ESRA Conference in Ljubljana
by Aschauer, Wolfgang 30 Nov '12

30 Nov '12

*** Please excuse any cross-postings of this CfP *** Dear Colleagues, We want to inform you of a session, which is taking place in Ljubljana at the 5th conference of the European Survey Research Association (ESRA) on July 15-19, 2013. We are organizing a session with the title Assessing the cross-cultural equivalence of Well-Being approaches Session organizers: Wolfgang Aschauer, Reinhard Bachleitner, Martin Weichbold (all University of Salzburg) http://www.europeansurveyresearch.org/conferences/sessions?meth=Substant ive%20applications <http://www.europeansurveyresearch.org/conferences/sessions?meth=Substan tive%20applications> Abstracts should be submitted via the online submission system: http://www.europeansurveyresearch.org/conferences/register <http://www.europeansurveyresearch.org/conferences/register> . Steps for submission of abstracts: 1. Log in or create an ESRA account (on the submission website) 2. (Go to the submission website, log-in) and click on "Submit a paper" 3. Select the area of Substantive Applications for your submission and choose our session from the drop down menu (fourth from top). Please submit abstracts of 200-250 words and indicate five keywords. Deadline for submission of abstracts: January 13, 2013 Applicants will be notified if their papers are accepted by January 27, 2013 We kindly invite you to submit papers to this session and forward this call to those who might be interested and does not receive this member list news. Thank you very much and best regards Wolfgang Aschauer MMag. Dr. Wolfgang Aschauer Ass. Prof. Division Sociology and Cultural Science University of Salzburg Rudolfskai 42 5020 Salzburg e-mail: wolfgang.aschauer(a)sbg.ac.at <mailto:wolfgang.aschauer@sbg.ac.at> homepage: http://www.uni-salzburg.at/soziologie/aschauer <http://www.uni-salzburg.at/soziologie/aschauer>

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CfP ESRA 2013 Session - "The Trouble with Logit and Probit: Teaching and Presenting Nonlinear Probability Models"
by Best, Henning 22 Nov '12

22 Nov '12

Dear Colleagues, The 5th European Survey Research Association (ESRA) conference will take place in Ljubljana, Slovenia from July 15-19, 2013. We invite you to submit a presentation to our session *The Trouble with Logit and Probit: Teaching and Presenting Nonlinear Probability Models * *** While researchers in the social sciences have used Logit and Probit routinely since the 1990s, some of the difficulties in using various types of nonlinear probability models have received increased attention in recent years only. At least three important methodological problems have been raised in the discussion: - The general interpretation of the coefficients is not as straightforward as in OLS - Coefficients cannot easily be compared between subgroups - Coefficients cannot easily be compared between nested models Some of the difficulties stem from what has come to be known as "neglected heterogeneity". There are interesting suggestions on how to cope with neglected heterogeneity mathematically, and on how to interpret the coefficients in a meaningful way. Yet, these suggestions still have to trickle down to teaching quantitative methods, especially in undergraduate courses on multivariate statistics. Additionally, standards on how to present nonlinear models in publications still have to be established. Is the tabular presentation of coefficients we all are used to from linear models equally appropriate for Logit and Probit? In this session we especially seek presentations on approaches to interpreting and presenting Logit and Probit results, as well as suggestions and experiences for teaching nonlinear models without neglecting these important problems. *** For submitting an abstract, please log onto the ESRA website, http://www.europeansurveyresearch.org/conferences/register. The deadline for abstract submission is January 13, 2013. During the submission process, you will be asked to select the area of survey methodology to which your presentation belongs. Here, please select "Survey analysis techniques" and then the title of this session: "The Trouble with Logit and Probit: Teaching and Presenting Nonlinear Probability Models". Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries about the session. Thank you very much and best regards Henning Best, GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Mannheim, Germany, henning.best(a)gesis.org Klaus Pforr, GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Mannheim, Germany, Klaus.pforr(a)gesis.org

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Sunbelt XXXIII first time in Germany: Call for Abstracts
by Sonja Drobnic 22 Nov '12

22 Nov '12

*XXXIII. Sunbelt Social Networks Conference of the International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA), May 21 - 26, 2013 in Hamburg, Germany * *Call for Abstracts* *Deadline: December 31, 2012* The Sunbelt XXXIII. program committee is soliciting abstracts for paper and poster presentations at the upcoming 2013 conference in Hamburg, Germany. Submission closes on December 31 at 11:59:59 EST. We invite abstract submissions for posters (120 minute poster session) and paper presentations (20 minute talk) on topics relevant to social network analysis, including theory, methods, and applications of social network analysis. Please limit your abstracts to 250 words. If a series of papers are being submitted as a single panel or session, please indicate this in the "special note section" of the abstract submission website (see FAQ's). Paper and poster presentations will begin on Wed May 22 and conclude on Sun May 26. Presenting authors of accepted submissions must be members of INSNA and must register for and present their work at the meeting. This stipulation applies to both oral and poster presentations. Each member may present only one paper at the conference. *Abstract submissions are due by 31 December 2012. No abstracts can be accepted after this date.* If you want to submit an abstract, you will be asked to provide the following information (for further information see FAQ's): - Name/s of author/s with affiliation and email - Title of the presentation - Abstract (limit: 250 words) - select "(oral) paper presentation", "poster presentation" or "no preference" - select a session title (list provided) - select up to five key words (list provided) Proceed to Abstract submission: http://www.abstractserver.com/sunbelt2013/absmgm/ Overview of pre-conference Workshops: http://hamburgsunbelt2013.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/2013-insna-workshop-d… Find out more about the venue and conference registration http://hamburg-sunbelt2013.org/ Proceed to more information about INSNA and Sunbelt Conferences http://www.insna.org/sunbelt.html Email address for local organizers of the Sunbelt 2013 conference is: sunbelt2013(a)uni-hamburg.de <mailto:sunbelt2013@uni-hamburg.de> See you in Hamburg, the organizing committee: Betina Hollstein Sonja Drobnic Michael Schnegg -- Prof. Sonja Drobnic(, PhD University of Hamburg Institute of Sociology Allende-Platz 1 D-20146 Hamburg Germany Phone ++49 (0)40 42838-4659 Phone (secr.) ++49 (0)40 42838-3230 Email: sonja.drobnic(a)uni-hamburg.de http://www.wiso.uni-hamburg.de/index.php?id=1947

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CfP Frühjahrstagung: Hochschulrankings
by Sprecher der Methodensektion 25 Oct '12

25 Oct '12

Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen, aus aktuellem Anlass veranstaltet die Sektion Methoden der Empirischen Sozialforschung ihre Frühjahrstagung zu den methodischen Problemen von Hochschulrankings. Die Tagung findet am 15. und 16. März 2013 an der LMU München statt. Anbei erhalten Sie den Call for Papers. Bitte senden Sie Ihre Vortragsangebote bis zum 30.11.2012 an die lokalen Organisatoren unter meth_sek(a)soziologie.uni-muenchen.de sowie an mich (christof.wolf(a)gesis.org). Beste Grüße Christof Wolf

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Research master's program "Sociology and Social Research" at the Department of Sociology/ICS, Utrecht University
by Sprecher der Methodensektion 24 Oct '12

24 Oct '12

* Apologies for crossposting * Dear Colleague, In the academic year of 2013-2014, the Department of Sociology and the Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology (ICS) at Utrecht University offer again a two-year research master's program "Sociology and Social Research" (in short: SaSR). The program is completely taught in English. Our program offers structured and systematic training in theoretically and methodologically advanced research in sociology and in the social sciences in general. Special features of the program include: - A problem-driven approach with a substantive focus on topics such as social networks and social capital, migration, social integration, stratification and inequality, households, and organizations. - A strong focus on the integration of social theory and methods of data-analysis. - Hands on experience in state of the art techniques of social science data analysis. - Hands on experience in writing a publishable research article: the master's thesis that completes the program is written in the format of an article. Many students have had article versions of their theses accepted for publication in journals like Social Forces, Social Networks, Journal of Marriage and the Family, or European Union Politics. In addition, quite some students meanwhile gained prizes and awards for their theses. - The program comprises a master class taught by an outstanding visiting professor from abroad. Previous visiting professors include Andreas Diekmann, ETH Zurich; Hartmut Esser, Mannheim; Frank Kalter, Mannheim; Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Bamberg; Ted Mouw, North Carolina, Walter Muller, Mannheim; Anthony Heath, Oxford; Daniel McFarland, Stanford.Bonnie Erickson, Toronto, will be our visiting professor in 2013. - Sociology and Social Research students themselves organize a mini-conference on their own research projects. - Students are encouraged to participate in summer schools like Essex or Ljubljana. - Students in the program benefit from intensive supervision. Instructors involved in teaching and supervision include prominent researchers such as Vincent Buskens, Tanja van der Lippe, Ineke Maas, Paul Nieuwbeerta,Anne-Rigt Poortman, Frank van Tubergen, Beate Volker, Jeroen Weesie, and others. Students likewise benefit from much interaction and collaboration in a relatively small group of peers. The quality of the program can be inferred, among other things, from numerous favorable external evaluations of research and teaching in Sociology at Utrecht University and the ICS. Sociology and Social Research is currently the best research master's program in the Netherlands across all disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences voted by NVAO (the Dutch-Flanders Organization for Accreditation of educational programs). The profile of the program ensures that the labor market position of alumni is excellent: students who have completed theprogram are very successful in acquiring subsequent positions as PhD students all over the world, as researchers in institutes and organizations outside the university system or as trainees in management or governmental organizations. The target group of students consists of promising students with a Bachelor's degree or an equivalent period of at least three years of undergraduate study and qualifications that justify the expectation of successful completion of the program in due time. This includes students with a BA in Sociology or in the Social Sciences, broadly conceived and including Economics, Political Sciences, Public Administration, Demography, and (Social) Psychology and also Applied Statistics. While the program is designed for students with above-average grades, motivation of students andaffinity with the program have proven to be of greatest importance. Applicants with deficiencies in methods and statistics can be admitted conditional upon participation in a methods and statistics summer course right before the start of the first year of the program that is offered specifically for incoming research master's students by the Graduate School of Social and Behavioral Sciences of Utrecht University. Students from outside the Netherlands are explicitly encouraged to apply. About 50% of the students are from outside the Netherlands, up to now including students from Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, various countries in Central and Eastern Europe as well as students from, e.g., China, Hungary, Israel, Taiwan, and Turkey.Some teaching and research assistantships are available for students. Also,some financial support is available for participation in summer schools outside the Netherlands (for example, Essex, Ljubljana, and Ann Arbor). Admission to the program is selective. The number of new students per year is limited to +/-20. We are currently looking for talented candidates for the academic year 2013/2014. Courses for this group will start on September 1, 2013. The First opportunity to apply for the program is before December, 1st 2012. Detailed information on the program is available at www.uu.nl/sasr<http://www.uu.nl/sasr> Information about the Department of Sociology of Utrecht University and the ICS is available at www.uu.nl/sbs/ics<http://www.uu.nl/sbs/ics> Please do not hesitate to contact me for any inquiries about the program and aboutadmission procedures. We would be grateful if you could draw the attention of talented students to the program. Also, please feel free to forward this message to other colleagues who might wish to inform students on the program. Kind regards, Beate Volker Coordinator research master's program "Sociology and Social Research" Beate Volker | Coordinator of 'Sociology and Social Research' | Professor of Sociology | Utrecht University | Padualaan 14 | 3584 CH Utrecht | Netherlands | phone +31-(0)30-253 3467 | b.volker(a)uu.nl<mailto:b.volker@uu.nl> | http://staff.fss.uu.nl/bvolker<http://medewerkers.fss.uu.nl/bvolker>

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Call for papers ESRA 2013 Ljubljana
by Sprecher der Methodensektion 16 Oct '12

16 Oct '12

The 5th Conference of the European Survey Research Association (ESRA) Ljubljana, Slovenia 15-19 July 2013 ---------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPER PROPOSALS ----------------------------------------- To be considered for inclusion in the scientific program of ESRA 2013, please submit an abstract of your paper containing no more than 100 words via the ESRA website: http://www.europeansurveyresearch.org/ To submit a presentation, sign up or log in to the ESRA website. After logging in to your account, click "Submit paper" and follow the instructions. For ESRA 2013, individuals may submit a maximum of two papers on which they are either the first author or a co-author. The closing date for submission of paper proposals is 13 January 2013. Paper proposals are invited in any area of survey methodology, or in substantive applications of survey research. We particularly welcome submissions in the following areas: * Sampling and sample design * Web surveys * Unit Nonresponse and attrition * Item nonresponse * Weighting and imputation * Question testing and piloting * Survey mode * Data linkage * Collection and analysis of biological data * Measurement error * Interviewer effects * Election polling and public opinion * Survey analysis techniques * Methods for cross-national data collection and analysis * Paradata and fieldwork * Longitudinal surveys * Data archiving * Substantive applications The ESRA prize for the best paper submitted by an early-career researcher Researchers within five years of the completion of their doctorate, or within five years of starting a career in survey research, will be eligible to enter their paper for the ESRA Early-Career Researcher prize. The winning paper will be awarded a prize of 500 Euros. More information about the Early-Career Researcher award will be announced on the conference website in due course. Prof Eldad Davidov, Chair of the Conference Committee Prof Bart Meuleman, Vice Chair of the Conference Committee Prof Anuška Ferligoj, Ms. Neli Dimc, Local Conference Committee -- University of Zurich Prof. Dr. Eldad Davidov Institute of Sociology Andreasstrasse 15 CH-8050 Zurich Switzerland http://www.suz.uzh.ch/davidov davidov(a)soziologie.uzh.ch =========================== European Survey Research Association www.europeansurveyresearch.org =========================== =================================================================== To unsubscribe from ESRAnet send an email to listserv(a)jiscmail.ac.uk with no subject and UNSUBSCRIBE esranet in the main body of the mail. Other useful customisations can be set in the same way with the following commands: Do not receive mail SET esranet nomail Receive mail SET esranet mail Receive a daily summary email SET esranet digests Receive individual posts SET esranet nodigests For more information see www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help/subscribers/faq.html#join ===================================================================

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Call for Papers GOR 13
by Sprecher der Methodensektion 28 Sep '12

28 Sep '12

Call for presentations and abstract submissions General Online Research conference (GOR 13), 4-6 March, 2013, Mannheim, Germany. Conference language is English. Deadline for abstract submissions: November 15, 2012 (papers for Tracks 1-3, Best Practice Award) and January 24 2013 (posters) Submissions at http://conftool.gor.de/conftool13/ Further information at http://www.gor.de Long version of the call: http://www.gor.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Call-GOR-13_English.pdf Topics: Social Media Research, Market Research, Survey Research and Methodology. The German Society for Online Research (DGOF) invites participation in its annual conference. This year's conference especially encourages submissions in: - Online survey research methodology - Applied market research - Social Media Research, Social Networks and Civil Society The program committee invites presenters from academia, the private sector, official statistics and the government. The quality is maintained by a double blind peer reviewing system. We look forward to receiving your abstract submission. You can find the complete call for papers and further information at http://www.gor.de. Dr. Lars Kaczmirek on behalf of the GOR13 program committee --- [dgof_logo_100x40] Deutsche Gesellschaft für Online-Forschung e.V. / German Society for Online Research Office Hans-Boeckler-Str. 163 50354 Huerth Germany Phone: +49(0)2233-9988220 Fax: +49(0)2233-9988111 E-Mail: office(a)dgof.de<mailto:office@dgof.de> Web: http://www.dgof.de and http://www.gor.de Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/DGOF.eV Xing: https://www.xing.com/net/dgof Twitter: http://twitter.com/dgof_gor

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Stellenausschreibung Methoden/Statistik wiss. MA Flensburg
by Volker Müller-Benedict 17 Sep '12

17 Sep '12

Sehr geehrte Mitglieder der Mailingliste, an der Universität Flensburg ist eine Stelle für eine/n wiss. Mitarbeiter/in für Mitarbeit in der Lehre für Methoden und Statistik sowie für eigene Weiterqualifizierung ausgeschrieben. Weitere Informationen entnehmen Sie bitte dem Anhang. Mit freundlichen Grüßen Volker Müller-Benedict ________________________________ Prof. Dr. Volker Müller-Benedict Methoden und Statistik Universität Flensburg Auf dem Campus 1 24943 Flensburg T: +49-461-805-2355 Web: www.zml.uni-flensburg.de Mit freundlichen Grüßen Volker Müller-Benedict ________________________________ Prof. Dr. Volker Müller-Benedict Methoden und Statistik Universität Flensburg Auf dem Campus 1 24943 Flensburg T: +49-461-805-2355 Web: www.zml.uni-flensburg.de

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