Survey Methods

Associate Director for International Research Methods Patrick Moynihan explored the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on survey research globally as part of an online conference hosted by the Centre for Social Research and Methods at Australian National University.

Our response to the pandemic has included the difficult decision to suspend much of our international survey work until further notice.

While the growth of online interviewing is a prominent trend in polling, there is variation within that trend in how researchers recruit respondents. This study finds that sourcing affects data quality.

Monica Anderson, associate director of internet and technology research, speaks about our latest report on the world of online dating.

Our director of journalism studies explains how we determined what media outlets Americans turn to and trust for their political news.

While survey research in the United States is a year-round undertaking, the public’s focus on polling is never more intense than during the run-up to a presidential election.

While the notion that polls should include equal numbers of Republicans and Democrats makes some sense, it’s based on a misunderstanding of what polling is intended to do.

How many U.S. adults use the internet? There are a lot of sources with answers to this question. Yet these different sources can be tricky to reconcile.

Polling in different parts of the world can be very challenging, because what works in one country may not work in a different country.

The Center conducts polls in many countries other than the U.S. – but the methodology behind our international surveys can vary.