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Surveys are a cornerstone of research in the social and behavioral sciences, but they come with challenges. In a new How to Comment, Peter Lynn shares practical advice on ensuring surveys are truly fit for purpose!
How to design and implement surveys that are fit for purpose - Nature Human Behaviour
Survey methods are used to collect informative data in a wide range of scientific contexts. This Comment outlines how to ensure that a survey is fit for its intended purpose and to avoid the many potential pitfalls associated with survey research.
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October 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Surveys are a cornerstone of research in the social and behavioral sciences, but they come with challenges. In a new How to Comment, Peter Lynn shares practical advice on ensuring surveys are truly fit for purpose!
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This summer, we came together with ONS & OSR to explore innovative solutions to falling survey response rates.
Collaboration is key to solving system-wide challenges, and this roundtable was just the start.
Read more 👉 rss.org.uk/news-publica...
Collaboration is key to solving system-wide challenges, and this roundtable was just the start.
Read more 👉 rss.org.uk/news-publica...
Getting the Full Picture: Reflections from the RSS–ONS–OSR Roundtable on Survey Representativeness
rss.org.uk
September 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This summer, we came together with ONS & OSR to explore innovative solutions to falling survey response rates.
Collaboration is key to solving system-wide challenges, and this roundtable was just the start.
Read more 👉 rss.org.uk/news-publica...
Collaboration is key to solving system-wide challenges, and this roundtable was just the start.
Read more 👉 rss.org.uk/news-publica...
Free webinar next Wednesday on targeted designs to address survey nonresponse. Sign up if you are interested! us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: IASS Webinar 56: Targeted Designs to Address Survey Nonrespons. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
For many years, research into data collection techniques to reduce nonresponse, or reduce nonresponse bias, was primarily concerned with main effects. Promising techniques were subsequently applied to...
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September 17, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Free webinar next Wednesday on targeted designs to address survey nonresponse. Sign up if you are interested! us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
In June, I'm co-presenting a free workshop on targeted survey design. It's in London, in person. Spread the word. And register now: surveyfutures.net/events/2025/...
Survey Futures Workshop: Targeted Survey Design - Survey Futures
Survey researchers use many tactics to try to maximise response rates and to minimise differences in response rates between population subgroups. These may include the use of different modes of approa...
surveyfutures.net
April 29, 2025 at 8:45 AM
In June, I'm co-presenting a free workshop on targeted survey design. It's in London, in person. Spread the word. And register now: surveyfutures.net/events/2025/...
I'm at Tilburg University today. They seem to have adopted a new strapline since I was last here. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...
March 19, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I'm at Tilburg University today. They seem to have adopted a new strapline since I was last here. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...
Coming up on Thursday. nimlas.isr.umich.edu/workshops/#g...
Workshops | Network for Innovative Methods in Longitudinal Aging Studies (NIMLAS)
nimlas.isr.umich.edu
March 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Coming up on Thursday. nimlas.isr.umich.edu/workshops/#g...
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🚨 JOB ALERT: We're looking for a skilled researcher with a strong understanding of survey methodology and experience in conducting quantitative analysis of complex survey data.
Apply by Friday, 14 March! Find out more on the CLS website: bit.ly/3KuzL1x
Apply by Friday, 14 March! Find out more on the CLS website: bit.ly/3KuzL1x
February 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🚨 JOB ALERT: We're looking for a skilled researcher with a strong understanding of survey methodology and experience in conducting quantitative analysis of complex survey data.
Apply by Friday, 14 March! Find out more on the CLS website: bit.ly/3KuzL1x
Apply by Friday, 14 March! Find out more on the CLS website: bit.ly/3KuzL1x
Job opportunity! Survey methodologists: a chance to join our superb Survey Futures team. Based in London at UCL, the job for this Research Fellow includes working on projects evaluating best methods for complex measurement in self-completion surveys. Closing date 10 March. Details: bit.ly/4ieDTRQ
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
February 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Job opportunity! Survey methodologists: a chance to join our superb Survey Futures team. Based in London at UCL, the job for this Research Fellow includes working on projects evaluating best methods for complex measurement in self-completion surveys. Closing date 10 March. Details: bit.ly/4ieDTRQ
Great funding opportunity! Use our innovative Understanding Society data sets and/or innovative analysis methods with one of our Fellowships. www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/news/2025/02...
Call for Fellowships open - Understanding Society
Apply before the 19 March to become one of the next Understanding Society FellowsApply before the 19 March to become one of the next Understanding Society Fellows
www.understandingsociety.ac.uk
February 21, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Great funding opportunity! Use our innovative Understanding Society data sets and/or innovative analysis methods with one of our Fellowships. www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/news/2025/02...
Looking forward to being on a panel tomorrow discussing UN guidance for the conduct of surveys of individuals and households. Come and join us! Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/145521...
February 12, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Looking forward to being on a panel tomorrow discussing UN guidance for the conduct of surveys of individuals and households. Come and join us! Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/145521...
"Surveys are really critical for the fabric of society." Sarah Henry of the Office for National Statistics speaking to early career researchers at our Survey Futures conference at ISER, University of Essex today.
February 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
"Surveys are really critical for the fabric of society." Sarah Henry of the Office for National Statistics speaking to early career researchers at our Survey Futures conference at ISER, University of Essex today.
Just attended a WISM seminar in which Melike Sarac and @bradytwest.bsky.social reported on this research on showcards: academic.oup.com/ijpor/articl.... This nicely highlighted the wealth of data available from the @ess-survey.bsky.social for methodological research.
The Impact of Showcard Use on Selected Point-Rating Scales in Face-to-Face Surveys: Evidence from the European Social Survey
Abstract. Although quality aspects of survey data have been well-investigated in the methodological literature, little is known about the effects of showca
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February 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Just attended a WISM seminar in which Melike Sarac and @bradytwest.bsky.social reported on this research on showcards: academic.oup.com/ijpor/articl.... This nicely highlighted the wealth of data available from the @ess-survey.bsky.social for methodological research.
I'm looking forward to delivering (at the second attempt!) this workshop for the NIMLAS network next month. See some of you there! nimlas.isr.umich.edu/workshops/
February 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I'm looking forward to delivering (at the second attempt!) this workshop for the NIMLAS network next month. See some of you there! nimlas.isr.umich.edu/workshops/
For the past year, I've been part of a steering committee overseeing production of the "United Nations Handbook of Surveys on Individuals and Households: Foundations and Emerging Approaches." We now have a draft: lnkd.in/eadGArzE. We'd love to receive your feedback: lnkd.in/eCZrtjkk.
February 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
For the past year, I've been part of a steering committee overseeing production of the "United Nations Handbook of Surveys on Individuals and Households: Foundations and Emerging Approaches." We now have a draft: lnkd.in/eadGArzE. We'd love to receive your feedback: lnkd.in/eCZrtjkk.
Who writes these misogynistic sub-heads in the Telegraph? The words "first female" have no relevance to this story and no place in the headline. Is this OK, @ipso.co.uk? @telegraphnews.bsky.social #casualsexism
January 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Who writes these misogynistic sub-heads in the Telegraph? The words "first female" have no relevance to this story and no place in the headline. Is this OK, @ipso.co.uk? @telegraphnews.bsky.social #casualsexism
If you missed it, you can read here about our amazing Survey Futures early career award winners:
January 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
If you missed it, you can read here about our amazing Survey Futures early career award winners: