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Virtual Assisted Self Interviewing (VASI): An expansion of survey data collection methods to the virtual worlds by means of VDCI
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Rat für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsdaten (RatSWD)
Abstract Changes in communication technology have allowed for the expansion of data collection modes in survey research. The proliferation of the computer has allowed the creation of web and computer assisted auto-interview data collection modes. Virtual worlds are a new application of computer technology th... view more
Changes in communication technology have allowed for the expansion of data collection modes in survey research. The proliferation of the computer has allowed the creation of web and computer assisted auto-interview data collection modes. Virtual worlds are a new application of computer technology that once again expands the data collection modes by VASI (Virtual Assisted Self Interviewing). The Virtual Data Collection Interface (VDCI) developed at Indiana University in collaboration with the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) allows survey researchers access to the population of virtual worlds in fully immersive Heads-up Display (HUD)-based survey instruments. This expansion needs careful consideration for its applicability to the researcher's question but offers a high level of data integrity and expanded survey availability and automation. Current open questions of the VASI method are an optimal sampling frame and sampling procedures within e. g. a virtual world like Second Life (SL). Further multimodal studies are proposed to aid in evaluating the VDCI and placing it in context of other data collection modes.... view less
Keywords
survey research; data capture; data collection method; data acquisition; electronic media; online media; virtual reality
Classification
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods
Free Keywords
CAPI; CASI; Interviewing Mode; PAPI; Second Life; VASI; VDCI
Document language
English
Publication Year
2009
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
24 p.
Series
RatSWD Research Notes, 39
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10419/43642
Status
Published Version; reviewed
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