UsingSurveyTechnologyforDataCollectionMichaelNelson,PennsylvaniaStateUniversity

JamesL. Gibson,WashingtonUniv. inSt. Louis

SupportedbyNSFSES-1456568:“CollaborativeResearch:TestingModelsofRepresentationandInstitutionalDesignintheStateCourts'ConsiderationofInequality”

TheProblem(s):

RA’smakemistakes!◦ Spreadsheetrowsgetdeleted◦ Usenonstandardcodings

Thiscausesbig problems!◦ Reliability◦ Validity

TheSolution

Usesurveytechnology(Qualtrics)asacodingform.

MakeQualtrics thinkCases arePeople.

TheProcess1. Scrapemetadatafromfiles(opinions).

2. UploadmetadatatoQualtrics (asSurvey“Contacts”).

3. Use“Contact”informationinSurvey.◦ Reapthebenefitsofsurveydesign.

4. Create“DistributionLinks”

CreateMetadata(Python)

UploadMetadata

UploadMetadata

CreateSurvey

CreateSurvey

GenerateDistributionLinks

CodersTakeSurvey

CodersGetScolded!

TheSurveyCanBranch!

RecodedCasesareSaved

DataareLabeled!

Thanks!