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As academics, one of our responsibilities is to disseminate our work and make it accessible to researchers from other fields, practitioners, and decision-makers. I believe, also, that as a survey methodologist I must help others improve how they collect and analyse data. Considering my focus on innovations in data collection, I would like to be of help to all those interested and focused on using new approaches to collect data about behaviours and attitudes.
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publications
Measurement Reliability, Validity, and Quality of Slider Versus Radio Button Scales in an Online Probability-Based Panel in Norway
Published in Social Science Computer Review, 2019
We estimate the measurement quality of sliders compared to radio button scales controlling for the device respondents used. To do so conducted two multitrait–multimethod (MTMM) experiments in the Norwegian Citizen Panel (NCP), a probability-based online panel. Read more
Recommended citation: Bosch, O. J., Revilla, M., DeCastellarnau, A., & Weber, W. (2019). Measurement reliability, validity, and quality of slider versus radio button scales in an online probability-based panel in Norway. Social Science Computer Review, 37(1), 119-132. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0894439317750089
Answering mobile surveys with images: an exploration using a computer vision API
Published in Social Science Computer Review, 2019
In this article we investigate the viability of asking respondents of an online opt-in panel to upload during a mobile web survey: First, a photo taken in the moment, and second, an image already saved on their smartphone. In addition, we test to what extent the Google Vision application programming interface (API) produces similar tags than a human coder. Read more
Recommended citation: Bosch, O. J., Revilla, M., & Paura, E. (2019). Answering mobile surveys with images: an exploration using a computer vision API. Social Science Computer Review, 37(5), 669-683. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0894439318791515
Unbalanced 3-Group Split-Ballot Multitrait–Multimethod Design?
Published in Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2019
In this article we investigate if groups of unequeal sample sizes can be used in 3-group split-ballot multitrait-multimethod (SB-MTMM) experiments Read more
Recommended citation: Revilla, M., Bosch, O. J., & Weber, W. (2019). Unbalanced 3-Group Split-Ballot Multitrait–Multimethod Design?. Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 26(3), 437-447. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10705511.2018.1536860
Do Millennials differ in terms of survey participation?
Published in International Journal of Market Research, 2019
Using a dataset of 1,570,301 panelists of an opt-in online panel in eight countries from Europe, Latin America, and North America, we show that Millennials differ from older cohorts in terms of survey participation Read more
Recommended citation: Bosch, O. J., Revilla, M., & Paura, E. (2019). Do Millennials differ in terms of survey participation?. International Journal of Market Research, 61(4), 359-365. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1470785318815567
Testing the Use of Voice Input in a Smartphone Web Survey
Published in Social Science Computer Review, 2020
We implemented an experiment within a smartphone web survey to explore the feasibility of using voice input (VI) options to answer open-ended questions. Read more
Recommended citation: Revilla, M., Couper, M. P., Bosch, O. J., & Asensio, M. (2020). Testing the use of voice input in a smartphone web survey. Social Science Computer Review, 38(2), 207-224. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0894439318810715
Using emojis in mobile web surveys for Millennials? A study in Spain and Mexico
Published in Quality and Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, 2020
In this article we determine how emojis can be used in mobile web surveys, in particular in open-ended questions, and how their use can affect data quality, completion time, and survey evaluation Read more
Recommended citation: Bosch, O. J., & Revilla, M. Using emojis in mobile web surveys for Millennials? A study in Spain and Mexico. Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, 1-23. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11135-020-00994-8
The quality of survey questions in Spain: a cross-national comparison
Published in Spanish Journal of Sociological Research, 2021
Using a Split-Ballot Multitrait-Multimethod experiment conducted in the European Social Survey round 8, we compare the quality of questions in Spain with their quality in other participating countries, as well as the consequences of not accounting for measurement errors when conducting cross-national research Read more
Recommended citation: Bosch, O. J., & Revilla, M. The quality of survey questions in Spain: a cross-national comparison. Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas, 175: 3-26. http://www.reis.cis.es/REIS/PDF/REIS_175_01_ENG1623064444202.pdf
The challenges of using digital trace data to measure online behaviors: lessons from a study combining surveys and metered data to investigate affective polarization
Published in SAGE Research Methods Cases, 2022
This case study describes the data collection strategy of the TRI-POL project, which represents the first attempt to collect both longitudinal survey and digital trace data, from the same individuals, to understand whether and how the Internet and social media are related to affective polarization across Southern European and Latin American countries Read more
Recommended citation: Bosch, O. J., & Revilla, M. (2022). The challenges of using digital trace data to measure online behaviors: lessons from a study combining surveys and metered data to investigate affective polarization.In SAGE Research Methods Cases. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781529603644 https://methods.sagepub.com/case/digital-trace-data-measure-online-behaviors-surveys-metered-data
A new experiment on the use of images to answer web survey questions
Published in Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A, 2022
In this experiment we explore the impact on several data quality indicators of asking participants to answer open-ended questions with images, instead than with text Read more
Recommended citation: Bosch, O.J., Revilla, M., Qureshi, D.D. & Höhne, J.K. (2022) A new experiment on the use of images to answer web survey questions. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (Statistics in Society), 1–26. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/rssa.12856 https://doi.org/10.1111/rssa.12856
When survey science met web tracking: presenting an error framework for metered data
Published in Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A, 2022
In this paper we present a Total Error Framework for Digital Trace Data / Web Tracking data. We show how to use web tracking to measure what people do online, the errors to expect when doing so, and best practices informed by a real case study Read more
Recommended citation: Bosch, O.J., Revilla, M. (2022) When survey science met web tracking: presenting an error framework for metered data. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (Statistics in Society), 1-29: https://doi.org/10.1111/rssa.12956 https://doi.org/10.1111/rssa.12956
The dynamics of political and affective polarisation: Datasets for Spain, Portugal, Italy, Argentina, and Chile (2019-2022)
Published in Data in Brief, 2023
In this paper we present the TRI-POL dataset: a cross-national and longitudinal dataset of survey and web tracking data aimed at exploring the triangle of interactive relationships between affective and ideological polarisation, political distrust, and the politics of party competition Read more
Recommended citation: Torcal, M., Carty, E., Comellas, J. M., Bosch, O. J., Thomson, Z., & Serani, D. (2023). The dynamics of political and affective polarisation: Datasets for Spain, Portugal, Italy, Argentina, and Chile (2019-2022). Data in Brief: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2023.109219 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2023.109219
Can Survey Scales Affect What People Report as A Fair Income? Evidence From the Cross-National Probability-Based Online Panel CRONOS
Published in Social Justice Research, 2023
As the title clearly states, this paper explores the question: Can Survey Scales Affect What People Report as A Fair Income? We do so by using an MTMM experiment in an online probability-based panel in Great Britain, Estonia and Slovenia Read more
Recommended citation: Michaud, A., Bosch, O.J. & Sauger, N. Can Survey Scales Affect What People Report as A Fair Income? Evidence From the Cross-National Probability-Based Online Panel CRONOS. Soc Just Res (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11211-023-00410-0 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11211-023-00410-0
talks
Millennials and emojis in Spain and Mexico: using emojis in surveys targeting millennials
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In this presentation I shown how emojis can be used in mobile web surveys, in particular in open-ended questions, and how their use can affect data quality, completion time, and survey evaluation. Read more
Giving voice to respondents: using voice input options while answering web surveys
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In this presentations I discussed the oportunities of using voice input options to answer web surveys
Worth a thousand words: Analyzing the impact of image recognition in surveys
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This presentations explores the viability of asking respondents of an online opt-in panel to answer open-ended questions by taking and uploading photos. In addition, it discusses the feasibility of using the Google Vision application programming interface (API) to obtain valuable information from those photos Read more
The impact of the response format on the left-right self-placement
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This talk present the results of an experiment exploring if the response format affects the self-placement of respondents in a question avout their self-right ideology . Read more
The quality of survey questions in Spain: a cross-national comparison
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Using a Split-Ballot Multitrait-Multimethod experiment conducted in the European Social Survey round 8, I explored the quality of questions in Spain with the one in other participating countries Read more
Improving web panel respondent behaviour: The effect of encouragement messages throughout the course of the survey
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In this presentation I establish the impact of motivational messages in web surveys on data quality, using an experiment conducted in waves 2, 4 and 6 of the CROss-National Online Survey (CRONOS) panel Read more
Answering mobile surveys with images: an exploration using a computer vision API
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This presentations explores the viability of asking respondents of an online opt-in panel to answer open-ended questions by taking and uploading photos. In addition, it discusses the feasibility of using the Google Vision application programming interface (API) to obtain valuable information from those photos. Read more
A new experiment on the use of images to answer web survey question
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This presentations presents an experiment exploring the impact of using images to answer web survey questions on break-off, item nonresponse, completion time, and question evaluation Read more
Track me but not really: device undercoverage and its consequences when tracking online behaviour.
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This presentations presents a theoretical discussion about the potential challenges for web tracking data of not tracking all devices, browsers and networks that participants use to visit the internet, when making inferences about online behaviours Read more
The challenges of using metered data to study online behaviours
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In this invited talk I discussed some of the current main challenges that researchers face when trying to collect web tracking data to measure online behaviours Read more
New opportunities to enhance or extend (mobile) web survey data.
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In this presentation I discussed some of the new opportunities that sensors, apps and web tracking approaches bring to the survey research field, as well as the challenges that we have identified so far Read more
Track Me but Not Really: Tracking Undercoverage in Metered Data Collection.
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This presentations explores the prevalence of tracking undercoverage on metered data research, and its potential for introducing bias to both univariate and multivariate estimates Read more
Is tracking all that it takes? Exploring the validity of news media exposure measurements created with metered data
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This presentations explores the convergent and predictive validity of news media exposure measurements created with metered data Read more
Survey research in the digital age: Online Nonprobability Surveys and Post-Stratification
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In this invited lecture I introduced students to the basics of nonprobability online surveys, and the opportunities and challenges that new data collection approaches bring to social science research Read more
How can consumer research platforms enhance or extent (mobile) web survey data?
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In this invited lecture I introduced the opportunities and challenges that new data collection approaches bring to consumer research platforms Read more
Are centrists even real? Combining survey self-reports and web tracking data to improve our understanding of left-right ideology
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This presentations explores the prevalence of tracking undercoverage on metered data research, and its potential for introducing bias to both univariate and multivariate estimates Read more
Surveys or digital trace data, which one should we use? Using MultiTrait-MultiMethod models to simultaneously estimate the measurement quality of surveys and digital trace data
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It is important to understand the measurement quality of digital trace data. In this talk, I show and approach to assess the measruement quality of both digital trace data and surveys simultaneously, using MultiTrat-MultiMethod models Read more
Measuring Citizen’s Digital Behaviours Using Web Trackers and Data Donations
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In this short course, I taught participants how to collect information about what people do online and on their digital devices using web trackers and data donations. Specifically, I showed them the current best practices to maximise the quality of the data, while producing transparent and robust research. Read more
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Improving web panel respondent behaviour: The effect of encouragement messages throughout the course of the survey
CRONOS, Work Package 7: A survey future online, 2018
In this reports we establish the impact of motivational messages in web surveys on data quality, using an experiment conducted in waves 2, 4 and 6 of the CROss-National Online Survey (CRONOS) panel Read more
Recommended citation: Bosch, O.J., Weber, W., and M. Revilla (2018) Improving web panel respondent behaviour: The effect of encouragement messages throughout the course of the survey. Deliverable 7.12of the SERISS project funded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme GA No: 654221. Available at: https://seriss.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/SERISS-Deliverable-7.12-Strategies-to-improve-panelist-responding-behaviour.pdf
The results of the ESS Round 8 three-group SB-TS-MTMM experiment
ESS ERIC, Workpackage 5, 2018
In this reports we analyze the measurement quality of several survey questions included in Round 8 of the European Social Survey Read more
When survey science met online tracking: presenting an error framework for metered data
RECSM Working Papers Series, 62, 2021
In this paper we present a framework of all errors that can occur when using metered data. To do so, we adapt the Total Survey Error framework to accommodate it to the specific error generating processes and error causes of metered data Read more
Recommended citation: Bosch, O.J., and M. Revilla (2021) When survey science met online tracking : presenting an error framework for metered data. http://hdl.handle.net/10230/46482 https://www.upf.edu/documents/3966940/6839730/WP62.pdf/16aaf443-c545-2f5a-faac-a2bb55dec4d6
Methodological Lessons from the Pilot Longitudinal Survey on Debt Advice
MoneyHelper, ISER Working Paper Series, 2021
This reports evaluates and analyses a pilot longitudinal survey of people in debt in the UK (2,025 participants). We report methodological lessons learned, aimed at identifying the best procedures to use on the new survey, and provide estimates of the sample size that would be needed. Read more
Recommended citation: Bosch, Oriol & Lynn, Peter, 2021. "Methodological lessons from the pilot longitudinal survey on debt advice," ISER Working Paper Series 2021-03, Institute for Social and Economic Research. https://finchley.essex.ac.uk/research/publications/working-papers/iser/2021-03.pdf
How do people feel about AI? A nationally representative survey of public attitudes to artificial intelligence in Britain
Ada Lovelace Institute and The Alan Turing Institute, Ada Lovelace Institute and The Alan Turing Institute, 2023
In late 2022 The Alan Turing Institute and the Ada Lovelace Institute conducted a nationally representative survey of over 4,000 members of the British public, to understand their awareness, experience and attitudes towards different uses of artificial intelligence (AI), including views and expectations on how these technologies should be regulated and governed. Read more
Recommended citation: Ada Lovelace Institute and The Alan Turing Institute, How do people feel about AI? A nationally representative survey of public attitudes to artificial intelligence in Britain (2023) . Available at: https://adalovelaceinstitute.org/report/public-attitudes-ai https://www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/report/public-attitudes-ai/