Innovations in On-Site Survey Administration: Using an iPad Interface at National Wildlife Refuges and National Parks.

Autor: Davis, Shawn K., Thompson, Jessica L., Schweizer, Sarah E.
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Zdroj: Human Dimensions of Wildlife; Jul/Aug2012, Vol. 17 Issue 4, p282-294, 13p
Abstrakt: Rapid advances in tablet technology and the increasing availability of electronic survey applications provide opportunities to streamline on-site human dimensions data collection. This article compares response rates and cost efficiencies of an iPad interface used for on-site survey administration to other types of human dimensions of wildlife survey administration response rates and expenses. Results also illustrate respondents' interface preference from a recent survey administered at National Wildlife Refuges and National Parks across the United States. Refuge and Park visitors enjoyed taking on-site surveys on iPads more than traditional paper surveys, and indicated a preference for taking future surveys on iPads instead of paper (t = 21.64, p < .001, η = .39); iPad survey administration was more cost efficient for large (over 1,350) survey samples, and garnered a higher than average response rate than online and mail surveys, but similar to average response rates for on-site intercept survey administration. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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