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The challenges and lessons learned from the design of a mobile online questionnaire

Arnaud Wijnant

Marika de Bruijne

ESRA 2013

Survey on a smartphone

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Smartphones getting more popular

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Google Web search interest: smartphone. Wordwide, 2004 -

present

Mobile Browser Usage

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30

March 2010

March 2011

March 2012

March 2013

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Wikimedia

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Mobile web vs app

App Mobile web

Optimized for the

phone type

No installation

necessary

Usage of sensors for

non-responsive data

Available on both web

and mobile

Shortcuts Cross operating

system/phone

Requires installation of

an app

Only available when

internet is available

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Website 1991

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Website 2013

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The differences 11-Jul-13

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Screen Size

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Open Text Answers

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Autocorrect

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C-MoTo

• Add-on layer for Blaise Questionnaires, created by CentERdata

• Free available for scientific use

Question Layout

Touchscreen Keyboard

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Flexible Layout

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Performance/Bandwidth

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60

80

100

120

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160

180

200

Blaise C-Moto

Pag

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kB

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First Question

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Blaise C-Moto

Pag

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Other Questions

Status

• Basic questionnaire functions are implemented

• Currently in use

• Scientific experiments

• Production

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More information

• Factsheet available on CentERdata table

• Our website: www.centerdata.nl

• Demo:

– http://link.centerdata.nl/cmoto

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