Surveylab
Since April 2008, the Department of Sociology runs a surveylab for conducting computer based telephone (CATI) and computer assisted web interviews (CAWI).
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For this reason, our laboratory is primarily used for teaching purposes but it can be used also for own research. The laboratory offers introduction courses for students and training opportunities for interested people as well as research internships and the possibility of data acquisition and data export in all commonly used formats.
In addition, the laboratory is available to external research institutions according to prior agreement and compensation of costs.
Range of services
Technical equipment:
5 interview stations (including. 1 supervisor station) are equipped with
- powerful, networked computers and flat screens
- modern survey software by VOXCO
- comfortable headsets, including mini amplifier ( for volume control)
- analog telephone devices
- audio records for digital recording
- sound absorbing movable walls for optimal acoustics
Due to browser-based software, a temporary lease of additional interviewer or web licenses is not possible.
Services:
Professional support before, during and after the field phase includes
- support for the questionnaire design, especially with regard to CATI-/CAWI suitability
- questionnaire programming
- detailed pretests
- possibly supervision
- export of data in commonly used formats (e.g. Stata, R, SPSS, Excel)
- plus software- and interview trainings
If you are interested in using the surveylab please contact Marc Schwenzer.
Contact
Surveylab Tübingen
Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen,
Institut für Soziologie,
Wilhelmstr. 36, 72074 Tübingen
E-Mail: cati @ifsoz.uni-tuebingen.de
Technical and scientific support : Dr. Marc Schwenzer
Scientific director: Prof. Dr. Steffen Hillmert
Note for students: The key to the Surveylab can be picked up by appointment in room 107.