JAK BADAĆ OPINIĘ PUBLICZNĄ W INTERNECIE? EWALUACJA WYBRANYCH TECHNIK BADAWCZYCH
HOW TO EXPLORE THE PUBLIC OPINION ON THE INTERNET? EVALUATION OF THE SELECTED RESEARCH TECHNIQUES

Summary/Abstract: Hereby article presents an attempt to compare and evaluate two techniques of online surveys: computer assisted web interviews and online focus group interviews. These techniques were compare with equivalent classic surveys: paper and pencil interviews (PAPI) and focus group interviews (FGI). An analysis includes three following dimensions: methodological dimension (referring to grounded standards of social research), technical-organizational dimension (focusing on software and hardware matters) and ethical dimension (encompasses dispositions formulated in professional codes of researcher ethics). The text is aimed to organize theoretical and practical achievements of Internet opinion research and – in effect – to identify areas that require further reflection and work. Analyzes revealed a significant asymmetry in size between the classical methodology and techniques online surveys to the detriment of the latter, and the asymmetry of the technical and organizational dimension to the detriment of classical techniques.

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