The many faces of GESIS
Vita
Studies of Social Sciences at the University of Mannheim (diploma in 2009). Research associate in Research Methods at Darmstadt University of Technology (doctorate in 2014). Joined GESIS in May 2017, first as a researcher in the Survey Synergies team and since August 2020 as a researcher in "FReDA - the family demographic panel" in the Family Surveys team.Research
Data quality
in surveys (esp. online
and mixed-mode), paradata, questionnaire design, "plain language" in surveys
Publications
Journal article
Hank, Karsten, Tobias Gummer, Martin Bujard, Franz J. Neyer, Reinhard Pollak, C. Katharina Spieß, Christof Wolf, Pablo Christmann, Tanja Kunz, Detlev Lück, Robert Naderi, Theresa Nutz, Lisa Schmid, and Carolin Thönnissen. 2024. "A new data infrastructure for family research and demographic analysis: The German Family Demography Panel Study (FReDA)." European Sociological Review online first 1-13. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcae019.
Neuert, Cornelia, Tanja Kunz, and Tobias Gummer. 2024. "An empirical evaluation of probing questions investigating question comprehensibility in web surveys." International Journal of Social Research Methodology online first. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2024.2391957.
Christmann, Pablo, Tobias Gummer, Armando Häring, Tanja Kunz, Anne-Sophie Oehrlein, Michael Ruland, and Lisa Schmid. 2024. "Concurrent, Web-First, or Web-Only? How Different Mode Sequences Perform in Recruiting Participants for a Self-Administered Mixed-Mode Panel Study." Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology online first. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/jssam/smae008.
Kunz, Tanja, and Tobias Gummer. 2024. "Effects of objective and perceived burden on response quality in web surveys." International Journal of Social Research Methodology online first. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2024.2393795.
Kunz, Tanja, Jessica Daikeler, and Daniela Ackermann-Piek. 2024. "Interviewer-observed paradata in mixed-mode and innovative data collection." International Journal of Market Research 66 (1): 14-26. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/14707853231184742.
Meitinger, Katharina, and Tanja Kunz. 2024. "Visual design and cognition in list-style open-ended questions in web probing." Sociological Methods & Research 53 (2): 940-967. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/00491241221077241.
Gummer, Tobias, Pablo Christmann, and Tanja Kunz. 2023. "Gaining Consent to Survey Respondents’ Partners: The Importance of Anchors’ Survey Experience in Self-administered Modes." Comparative Population Studies 48 281-306. doi: https://doi.org/10.12765/CPoS-2023-12.
Gummer, Tobias, Tanja Kunz, Tobias Rettig, and Jan Karem Höhne. 2023. "How to Detect and Influence Looking Up Answers to Political Knowledge Questions in Web Surveys." Public Opinion Quarterly 87 (Special Issue): 507-541. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/poq/nfad027.
Bauer, Irina, Tanja Kunz, and Tobias Gummer. 2023. "Plain language in web questionnaires: Effects on data quality and questionnaire evaluation." International Journal of Social Research Methodology online first. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2023.2294880.
Bechert, Insa, Pablo Christmann, Andreas Franken, Fabio Franzese, Maarten Koomen, Kristina Krell, Tanja Kunz, Melissa Pflüger, Percy Scheller, Maximilian Trommer, and Christina von Rotz. 2023. "Plausibilisierung: eine Handreichung zum Umgang mit inkonsistenten Daten in den Sozialwissenschaften." Bausteine Forschungsdatenmanagement (1): 1-84. doi: https://doi.org/10.17192/bfdm.2023.1.8413.
Schmid, Lisa, Tanja Kunz, and Elias Naumann. 2023. "Questionnaire design in the FReDA panel recruitment: Challenges in transitioning from a face-to-face to a self-administered mixed-mode design." Survey Methods: Insights from the Field (SMIF). doi: https://doi.org/10.13094/SMIF-2023-00006.
Kunz, Tanja, and Katharina Meitinger. 2022. "A comparison of three designs for list-style open-ended questions in web surveys." Field Methods 34 (4): 303-317. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1525822X221115831.
Gummer, Tobias, and Tanja Kunz. 2022. "Relying on external information sources when answering knowledge questions in web surveys." Sociological Methods & Research 51 (2): 816-836. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0049124119882470.
Gummer, Tobias, and Tanja Kunz. 2021. "Using only numeric labels instead of verbal labels: Stripping rating scales to their bare minimum in web surveys." Social Science Computer Review 39 (5): 1003-1029. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0894439320951765.
Kunz, Tanja, Franziska Quoß, and Tobias Gummer. 2021. "Using placeholder text in narrative open-ended questions in web surveys." Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology 9 (5): 992-1012. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/jssam/smaa039.
Kunz, Tanja, Camille Landesvatter, and Tobias Gummer. 2020. "Informed consent for paradata use in web surveys." International Journal of Market Research 62 (4): 396-408. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1470785320931669.
Gummer, Tobias, Vera Vogel, Tanja Kunz, and Joss Roßmann. 2020. "Let’s put a smile on that scale: Findings from three web survey experiments." International Journal of Market Research 62 (1): 18–26. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1470785319858598.
Gummer, Tobias, Claudia Schmiedeberg, Martin Bujard, Pablo Christmann, Karsten Hank, Tanja Kunz, Detlev Lück, and Franz J. Neyer. 2020. "The impact of Covid-19 on fieldwork efforts and planning in pairfam and FReDA-GGS." Survey Research Methods 14 (2): 223-227. doi: https://doi.org/10.18148/srm/2020.v14i2.7740.
Kunz, Tanja, and Tobias Gummer. 2020. "Understanding respondents’ attitudes toward web paradata use." Social Science Computer Review 38 (6): 739-753. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0894439319826904.
Kunz, Tanja, and Marek Fuchs. 2019. "Dynamic Instructions in Check-All-That-Apply Questions." Social Science Computer Review 37 (1): 104-118. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0894439317748890.
Metzler, Anke, Tanja Kunz, and Marek Fuchs. 2015. "The Use and Positioning of Clarification Features in Web Surveys." Psihologija 48 (4): 379-408. doi: https://doi.org/10.2298/PSI1504379M. http://www.websm.org/uploadi/editor/doc/1456829205Metzler_et_al_2015_The_Use_And_Postitioning.pdf.
Kunz, Tanja, and Marek Fuchs. 2012. "Improving RDD Cell Phone Samples: Evaluation of Different Pre-Call Validation Methods." Journal of Official Statistics 28 (3): 373-394. https://www.scb.se/contentassets/ca21efb41fee47d293bbee5bf7be7fb3/improving-rdd-cell-phone-samples.-evaluation-of-different-pre-call-validation-methods.pdf.
Chapter in an edited book
Kunz, Tanja. 2020. "Paradata in survey research." In SAGE research methods foundations, edited by Paul Atkinson, Sara Delamont, Alexandru Cernat, Joseph W. Sakshaug, and Richard A. Williams, 1-7. London: SAGE Publications Ltd. doi: https://doi.org/10.4135/9781526421036925495.
Kunz, Tanja, and Marek Fuchs. 2019. "Using experiments to assess interactive feedback that improves response quality in web surveys." In Experimental methods in survey research : Techniques that combine random sampling with random assignment, edited by Paul J. Lavrakas, Michael W. Traugott, Courtney Kennedy, Allyson L. Holbrook, Edith D. de Leeuw, and Brady T. West, 247-274. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Graeske, Jennifer, and Tanja Kunz. 2009. "Stichprobenqualität der CELLA-Studie unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Mobile-onlys ." In Telefonbefragungen über das Mobilfunknetz, edited by Michael Häder, and Sabine Häder, 57-70. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.
Monograph
Kunz, Tanja. 2015. Rating Scales in Web Surveys. A Test of New Drag-and-Drop Rating Procedures. Doctoral Dissertation. Darmstadt University of Technology. http://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/id/eprint/5151.
Working and discussion paper
Schaurer, Ines, Tanja Kunz, and Tobias Heycke. 2020. Documentation of online surveys. GESIS Survey Guidelines. Mannheim, GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences (GESIS Survey Guidelines). doi: https://doi.org/10.15465/gesis-sg_en_031.
Sand, Matthias, and Tanja Kunz. 2020. Gewichtung in der Praxis. GESIS Survey Guidelines. Mannheim, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften (GESIS Survey Guidelines). doi: https://doi.org/10.15465/gesis-sg_030.
Kunz, Tanja, Christoph Beuthner, Patricia Hadler, Joss Roßmann, and Ines Schaurer. 2020. Informing about web paradata collection and use. GESIS Survey Guidelines. Mannheim: GESIS - Leibniz institute for the Social Sciences. doi: https://doi.org/10.15465/gesis-sg_036.
Kunz, Tanja, and Patricia Hadler. 2020. Web Paradata in Survey Research. GESIS Survey Guidelines. Mannheim: GESIS - Leibniz institute for the Social Sciences. doi: https://doi.org/10.15465/gesis-sg_en_037.
Data/Software
Bujard, Martin, Tobias Gummer, Karsten Hank, Franz J. Neyer, Reinhard Pollak, Norbert F. Schneider, C. Katharina Spieß, Christof Wolf, Irina Bauer, Simon Börlin, David Bretschi, Katja Brüggemann, Pablo Christmann, Rüdiger Edinger, Felicitas Eigenbrodt, Lena C. Frembs, Katharina Groß, Carolin Jost, Tanja Kunz, Emily Lines, Detlev Lück, Robert Naderi, Elias Naumann, Theresa Nutz, Anne-Sophie Oehrlein, Viktoria Oellers, Kerstin Ruckdeschel, Lisa Schmid, Almut Schumann, Nina Schumann, Annika Stein, Carolin Thönnissen, Emely Ullrich, Ellen von den Driesch, and Ulrich Weih. 2023. FReDA - The German Family Demography Panel Study (Study No. ZA7777; Data File Version 2.0.0). doi: https://doi.org/10.4232/1.14065.
Bujard, Martin, Tobias Gummer, Karsten Hank, Franz J. Neyer, Reinhard Pollak, Norbert F. Schneider, C. Katharina Spieß, Christof Wolf, Irina Bauer, Simon Börlin, David Bretschi, Katja Brüggemann, Pablo Christmann, Rüdiger Edinger, Felicitas Eigenbrodt, Lena C. Frembs, Katharina Groß, Carolin Jost, Tanja Kunz, Emily Lines, Detlev Lück, Robert Naderi, Elias Naumann, Theresa Nutz, Anne-Sophie Oehrlein, Viktoria Oellers, Kerstin Ruckdeschel, Lisa Schmid, Almut Schumann, Nina Schumann, Annika Stein, Carolin Thönnissen, Emely Ullrich, Ellen von den Driesch, and Ulrich Weih. 2023. FReDA - The German Family Demography Panel Study (Study No. ZA7777; Data File Version 3.0.0). doi: https://doi.org/10.4232/1.14080.
Bujard, Martin, Tobias Gummer, Karsten Hank, Franz J. Neyer, Reinhard Pollak, Norbert F. Schneider, C. Katharina Spieß, Christof Wolf, Irina Bauer, Simon Börlin, David Bretschi, Katja Brüggemann, Pablo Christmann, Lena Frembs, Katharina Groß, Carolin Jost, Tanja Kunz, Rüdiger Lenke, Emily Lines, Detlev Lück, Robert Naderi, Elias Naumann, Theresa Nutz, Anne-Sophie Oehrlein, Viktoria Oellers, Kerstin Ruckdeschel, Lisa Schmid, Almut Schumann, Nina Schumann, Annika Stein, Carolin Thönnissen, Emely Ullrich, Ellen von den Driesch, and Ulrich Weih. 2022. FReDA - The German Family Demography Panel Study (Study No. ZA7777; Data File Version 1.0.0). doi: https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13745.
Presentation at a conference
Christmann, Pablo, Tobias Gummer, Armando Häring, Tanja Kunz, Anne-Sophie Oehrlein, Michael Ruland, and Lisa Schmid. 2023. "Concurrent, Web-first, Push-to-web or Web-only? How different mode choice sequences perform in recruiting participants into a self-administered mixed-mode panel study." ESRA 2023: 10th Conference of the European Survey Research Association, Milan (Italy), 2023-07-20.
Kunz, Tanja, and Patricia Hadler. 2023. "Detection and handling of response time outliers in online surveys." ESRA 2023: 10th Conference of the European Survey Research Association, Milan (Italy), 2023-07-19.
Kunz, Tanja, Tobias Gummer, and Cornelia Neuert. 2023. "Measurement quality of a multi-item scale in plain language." General Online Research Conference (GOR) 2023, Universität Kassel, 2023-09-21.
Christmann, Pablo, Tobias Gummer, Tanja Kunz, Anne-Sophie Oehrlein, and Lisa Schmid. 2022. "Concurrent, Sequential or Web-Only? Evidence from a mixed-mode recruitment experiment in FReDA." CLOSER conference "Preparing for the future III: Tackling key challenges facing longitudinal population studies in a post-COVID world", Online, 2022-01-20. https://www.closer.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/CLOSER-conference-Pablo-Christmann.pdf.
Gummer, Tobias, Pablo Christmann, Tanja Kunz, Anne-Sophie Oehrlein, and Lisa Schmid. 2022. "Effects of different mode choice sequences in the recruitment of a probability-based mixed-mode panel in Germany: Insights from FReDA." General Online Research Conference (GOR) 2022, HTW Berlin, Berlin, 2022-09-08.
Hadler, Patricia, and Tanja Kunz. 2022. "Effects of different response time outlier definitions in probability and nonprobability online panels." General Online Research Conference (GOR) 2022, HTW Berlin, Berlin, 2022-09-09.
Gummer, Tobias, Pablo Christmann, Tanja Kunz, and Christof Wolf. 2022. "Experimental evidence on using a tailored incentive strategy to reduce attrition in a probability-based mixed-mode panel survey." Midterm Conference ESA Research Network 21 "Quantitative Methods", University of Salamanca, Salamanca, 2022-09-07.
Gummer, Tobias, Claudia Schmiedeberg, Martin Bujard, Pablo Christmann, Karsten Hank, Tanja Kunz, Detlev Lück, and Franz J. Neyer. 2021. "Adjustments to the FReDA-GGS design in response to the COVID-19 pandemic." ESRA 2021: 9th Conference of the European Survey Research Association, online, 2021-07-09.
Bauer, Irina, Tanja Kunz, and Tobias Gummer. 2021. "Effects of ‘Simple Language’ on Data Quality in Web Surveys." General Online Research Conference (GOR) 2021, online, 2021-09-10.
Gummer, Tobias, Tanja Kunz, Tobias Rettig, and Jan Karem Höhne. 2021. "Looking up answers to political knowledge questions: the use of different instructions and measures for respondent behavior." General Online Research Conference (GOR) 2021, online, 2021-09-10.
Gummer, Tobias, Irina Bauer, and Tanja Kunz. 2021. "Simplified question wording in surveys and its effects on data quality." 15th Conference of the European Sociological Association (ESA), online, 2021-08-31.
Kunz, Tanja, and Tobias Gummer. 2021. "The impact of perceived and actual respondent burden on response quality: Findings from a randomized web survey." General Online Research (GOR) 2021, online, 2021-09-10.
Bauer, Irina, Tanja Kunz, and Tobias Gummer. 2021. "Using ‘Simple Language’ in Web Surveys." ESRA 2021: 9th Conference of the European Survey Research Association, online, 2021-07-09.
Gummer, Tobias, and Tanja Kunz. 2019. "Effects of using numeric instead of semantic labels in rating scales." GOR 19 : General Online Research Conference, 2019-03-07.
Kunz, Tanja, and Katharina Meitinger. 2019. "List-style open-ended questions in web surveys: A comparison of three visual layouts." GOR 19 : General Online Research Conference, 2019-03-08.
Kunz, Tanja, and Tobias Gummer. 2019. "Perceived and actual respondent burden and the effects on data quality in web surveys." ESRA 2019: 8th Conference of the European Survey Research Association, Zagreb (Croatia), 2019-07-17.
Meitinger, Katharina, and Tanja Kunz. 2019. "The Influence of Context Effect and Visual Contextualization on the Retrieval of Temporarily vs. Chronically Accessible Information." ESRA 2019 : 8th Conference of the European Survey Research Association, Zagreb (Croatia), 2019-07-16.
Kunz, Tanja, Tobias Gummer, and Marek Fuchs. 2018. "Differences in data quality as a function of early versus late positioning of questions in a web survey." Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), 2018-05-16.
Meitinger, Katharina, and Tanja Kunz. 2018. "Does quantity come at the expense of quality? Considering the relevance of themes mentioned in open-ended questions." General Online Research Conference (GOR), 2018-03-02.
Kunz, Tanja, and Tobias Gummer. 2018. "Using Placeholder Text in Narrative Open-Ended Questions in Web Surveys." General Online Research Conference (GOR), 2018-03-02.
Kunz, Tanja, and Katharina Meitinger. 2018. "Visual Design Variations and Response Quality Assessment in Open-Ended Questions." Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), 2018-05-16.
Gummer, Tobias, and Tanja Kunz. 2018. "Window Switching When Answering Knowledge Questions in Web Surveys." General Online Research Conference (GOR), 2018-03-01.
Kunz, Tanja, and Marek Fuchs. 2017. "Effects of the Number of Contact Attempts on Survey Quality and Costs in the European Social Survey." ESRA 2017: 7th Conference of the European Survey Research Association, 2017-07-19.
Kunz, Tanja. 2017. "Evaluation of Agree-Disagree Versus Construct-Specific Scales in a Multi-Device Web Survey." General Online Research Conference (GOR), 2017-03-15.
Kunz, Tanja, and Marek Fuchs. 2016. "Dynamic Instructions in Check-All-That-Apply Questions (poster presentation)." Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR).
Kunz, Tanja, and Marek Fuchs. 2016. "Respondent Burden and Satisficing in Grid Questions: A Comparison of Early versus Late Positioning in a Web Survey Instrument." International Conference on Social Science Methodology (RC33).
Kunz, Tanja. 2015. "Dynamic Drag-and-Drop Rating Scales in Web Surveys." General Online Research Conference (GOR).
Kunz, Tanja, and Marek Fuchs. 2015. "Is it Worth the Effort? Contact Attempts and Nonresponse Bias Reduction in a Large-Scale National Survey." Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR).
Kunz, Tanja. 2015. "New Rating Scale Designs Using Dynamic Drag-and-Drop." ESRA 2015: 6th Conference of the European Survey Research Association.
Kunz, Tanja, and Marek Fuchs. 2014. "A Comparison of Instant versus Delayed Interactive Feedback in Grid Questions." Internet Survey Methodology Workshop.
Metzler, Anke, Tanja Kunz, and Marek Fuchs. 2014. "Coverage Error in Mobile Web Surveys Across European Countries." Coverage Error in Mobile Web Surveys Across European Countries.
Kunz, Tanja, and Marek Fuchs. 2014. "Instant Interactive Feedback in Grid Questions: Insights from Eye Tracking Data." European Congress of Methodology (EAM).
Kunz, Tanja, and Marek Fuchs. 2014. "Instant Interactive Feedback in Grid Questions: Reminding Web Survey Respondents of Speeding and Nondifferentiation." Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR).
Kunz, Tanja, and Marek Fuchs. 2014. "Instant versus Delayed Interactive Feedback of Speeding and Nondiffereentiation in Grid Questions." International Methodology Symposium, Statistics Canada.
Metzler, Anke, Tanja Kunz, and Marek Fuchs. 2014. "Positioning the Clarification Features in Open Frequency and Open Narrative Questions." European Congress of Methodology (EAM).
Kunz, Tanja, and Marek Fuchs. 2013. "Reducing Response-Order Effects in Check-All-That-Apply Questions by Use of Dynamic Tooltip Instructions." General Online Research Conference (GOR).
Kunz, Tanja. 2013. "Use of Drag-and-Drop Rating Scales in Web Surveys and Its Effect on Survey Reports and Data Quality." Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR).
Kunz, Tanja, and Marek Fuchs. 2013. "Using Eye Tracking Data to Understand Respondent's Processing of Rating Scales." Conference of the European Survey Research Association (ESRA).
Kunz, Tanja, and Marek Fuchs. 2012. "Effects of Static versus Dynamic Formatting Instructions for Open-Ended Numerical Questions in Web Surveys." General Online Research Conference (GOR).
Kunz, Tanja, and Marek Fuchs. 2012. "Positioning of Clarification Features in Web Surveys: Evidence from Eye Tracking Data." Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR).
Kunz, Tanja, and Marek Fuchs. 2011. "Improving RDD Cell Phone Samples. Evaluation of Pre-Call Validation Processes." Conference of the European Survey Research Association (ESRA).
Kunz, Tanja, and Marek Fuchs. 2011. "Pre-Call Validation of RDD Cell Phone Numbers. Results from a Field Experiment." Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR).
Seminar
Kunz, Tanja. 2017. "Praxis der standardisierten Befragung." WS 2016/17: 2 SWS.
Tutorial
Kunz, Tanja. 2018. "Datenerhebung." HWS 2018: 2 SWS.
Other
Kunz, Tanja. 2021. "Online-Befragungen: Workshop am Institut für Angewandte Forschung, EH Ludwigsburg."
Kunz, Tanja, Jessica Daikeler, and Ines Schaurer. 2020. "Online-Befragungen - Planung und Durchführung: GESIS Workshop, GESIS Mannheim."
Fuchs, Marek, Tanja Kunz, and Anke Metzler. 2017. "Questionnaire Design: 6. GESIS Summer School in Survey Methodology."