An example of maximizing survey return rates. Methodological issues for health professionals.

Obtaining a high response rate in survey research can bolster statistical power, reduce sampling error, and enhance the generalizability of the results to the population surveyed. We describe a mail survey designed to achieve a high return rate of completed questionnaires from members of the America...

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Published in:Evaluation & the Health Professions Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 152 - 169
Main Authors: Gore-Felton, Cheryl, Koopman, Cheryl, Bridges, Edwin, Thoreson, Carl, Spiegel, David, Thoresen, Carl
Format: research Journal Article
Published: Sage Publications Inc. Jun2002
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