Survey Design

About

Survey research has seen remarkable growth in recent decades, driven in large part by the emergence of online surveys, which have significantly reduced the costs associated with conducting surveys.

This advancement has opened up new research opportunities, enabling a growing number of researchers to independently run surveys. However, to ensure the validity of inferences drawn based on these surveys, careful attention must be paid to various methodological aspects of survey design. In particular, sampling and measurement methods but also research design and questionnaire design can exert a profound influence on data quality and inference validity

Course leader

Julia Partheymüller is a Senior Scientist at the Department of Government at the University of Vienna. Julia possesses extensive experience in survey design, being an integral member of the team of the Austrian National Election Study (AUTNES). She has contributed to various other projects involving large-scale survey data collection, including the Austrian Corona Panel Project (ACPP), Reconciling Europe with its Citizens through Democracy and Rule of Law (RECONNECT), and the German Longitudinal Election Study (GLES). Her research focuses on the nature and origins of public perceptions, attitudes, and behaviours, with a strong emphasis on quantitative methods. She is particularly interested in refining measurement techniques and leveraging the potential of longitudinal and experimental survey designs to enhance causal inference

Target group

Social science researchers

Course aim

This course has been designed to equip participants with the essential knowledge and skills to effectively plan, design, and conduct their own surveys

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