General information
Code: N0-0004
Period: 1.9.2018 - 31.8.2020
Range on year: 0.56 FTE | 2020
Project leader at FDV: prof.dr. Vasja Vehovar
Research activity: Social sciences
Abstract
The proposed research aims to provide theoretical and practical underpinnings for the augmentation and triangulation of digital trace data with web survey data and with corresponding paradata. The research will focus on identifying, collecting, fusing, analysing and visualising these different data types to produce rich datasets. Within this context, topics highly relevant for general social science research methodology will be explored. This includes developing new methodological approaches to data collection in the social sciences, as well as practical contributions to increase understanding of online user behaviour (e.g. skills, literacy, use and impacts, digital divide, privacy concerns, hate speech). The broader context of policy research will be addressed as well, particularly the information needs, perception and understanding of policymakers.
More specifically, the proposed research will introduce several conceptual, methodological and practical contributions for combining surveys and Big Data: (1) laying the methodological foundations for augmenting and triangulating different digital data sources; (2) creating standardised sets of composite indices of digital trace data; (3) establishing specific sets of survey questions to complement the Big Data; (4) proposing a set of paradata composite indices as a professional standard for augmenting survey responses with paradata; (5) designing practical guidelines on using the new types of datasets for policy decision-makers; (6) expanding visualisation techniques for evaluating online user behaviour based on rich datasets; and (7) compiling suggestions to address ethical and legal challenges arising from rich datasets.
The phases of the project and their realization
WP1: Management, reporting, dissemination
WP2: Conceptual and methodological developments
WP3: Paradata capturing methods in web surveys
WP4: Establishing a paradata set of composite indices
WP5: Establishing digital trace sets of composite indices
WP6: Empirical implementations and analysis
WP7: Visualisation and policy guidelines
WP8: Ethical and legal aspects of integrated datasets
Research Organisation
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Researchers
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