A behind-the-scenes blog about research methods at Pew Research Center. For our latest findings, visit pewresearch.org. The longer a survey is, the fewer people are willing to complete it. This is ...

Data from mixed-mode questions are hard, if not impossible, to interpret accurately. The first part of this article will give an example of a mixed-mode question and an analysis of how to interpret ...

As internet use grows– whether through a traditional computer, tablet, gaming device or cell phone – new techniques are being developed to conduct social research and measure people’s behavior and ...

Efforts to address these data challenges are underway, as governments and national statistical offices, working with international partners, are increasingly expanding their national surveys to ...