Using web survey paradata to analyze response quality, respondent characteristics, and survey estimates : a state-of-the-art review and typology

Vehovar, Vasja (avtor), Čehovin, Gregor (avtor)

In the context of web surveys, the term paradata primarily refers to digital traces of the response process. With the increasing prevalence of web surveys, paradata are often perceived as vital for analyzing the methodological and substantive aspects of web surveys. We evaluated these claims through a state-of-the-art literature review. An extensive search process yielded 3,436 screened abstracts and 173 empirical publications that addressed web survey paradata. The results showed that empirical research on such paradata remains relatively limited, characterized by stable publication levels and quite narrow scopes. Specifically, paradata were primarily employed to examine response quality (92 percent of publications), with respondent characteristics (25 percent) and substantive issues (6 percent) being addressed less frequently. In terms of indicators, response times dominated (83 percent), followed by device type (38 percent), while navigation (9 percent), answer changes (8 percent), multitasking (8 percent), and other advanced indicators were used less frequently. In this article, we discuss these results and provide an operational framework that addresses the complexities of integrating paradata into survey design, thereby facilitating the formulation of realistic expectations in survey research practice.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: data quality, paradata, respondent characteristics, reponse quality, state-of-the-art review, survey estimates, web surveys
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: FDV - Fakulteta za družbene vede
• Status publikacije: V tisku
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2026
• Št. strani: 31 str.
• Številčenje: Vol. , no.
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-186648
• UDK: 303.622.4:004.738.5
• ISSN pri članku: 2325-0984
• DOI: 10.1093/jssam/smag003
• COBISS.SI-ID: 288385283
• Datum objave v RUL: 03.09.2026

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Journal of survey statistics and methodology
• Založnik: Oxford University Press
• ISSN: 2325-0984
• COBISS.SI-ID: 33755485

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• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
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Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: kakovost podatkov, parapodatki, značilnosti anketirancev, kakovost odgovorov, najsodobnejši pregled, ocene anket, spletno anketiranje