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Survey Methodology Consulting on Study Planning and Data Collection

Social science research projects are highly complex and present researchers with specific challenges. As an institute for social sciences, we offer researchers individual consulting services throughout the course of the project. Our advice on survey methodology covers issues relating to survey instruments, survey design and fieldwork, as well as survey statistics. With our many years of experience and the institute's own basic research, we provide you with tailor-made advice at every stage of the research process. 

Survey Methodology Consulting - Our Services at a Glance

Consulting on Survey Instruments

We consult you on questionnaire design, question formulation, item and scale development, social structural characteristics as well as intercultural and international surveys.

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Consulting on Survey Design

We advise you on survey design, survey implementation, survey documentation and the collection of additional data.

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Consulting on Survey Statistics and Samples

We consult you on Probability Samples and Non-Probability Samples.

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Who is the Service aimed at?
We advise researchers who are planning a social science survey. We do not provide advice in the context of final theses.

What are the fees for the service?
Our advice to help you help yourself is free of charge. We are happy to support you with more in-depth services for which costs are incurred. You can find more information in our cost overview.

  • Pforr, Klaus, and Beatrice Rammstedt. 2016. "Verwendung von geldwerten Belohnungen (Incentives) in persönlichen Umfragen vor dem Hintergrund sinkender Ausschöpfungsraten: Use of Monetary Incentives in Face-to-Face Surveys in Light of Decreasing Response Rates." Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, medizinische Psychologie : PPmP 66 (7): 280-282. doi: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-108565. urn: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-54389-4.
  • Pforr, Klaus, Michael Blohm, Annelies Geerte Blom, Barbara Erdel, Barbara Felderer, Mathis Fräßdorf, Kristin Hajek, Susanne Helmschrott, Corinna Kleinert, Achim Koch, Ulrich Krieger, Martin Kroh, Silke Martin, Denise Saßenroth, Claudia Schmiedeberg, Eva-Maria Trüdinger, and Beatrice Rammstedt. 2015. "Are incentive effects on response rates and nonresponse bias in large-scale, face-to-face surveys generalizable to Germany? Evidence from ten experiments." Public Opinion Quarterly 79 (3): 740-768. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/poq/nfv014. http://poq.oxfordjournals.org/content/79/3/740.
  • Castiglioni, Laura, Klaus Pforr, and Ulrich Krieger. 2008. "The effect of incentives on response rates and panel attrition: results of a controlled experiment." Survey Research Methods Jg. 2, H. 3 151-158.