Comparing response rates in e-mail and paper surveys: A meta-analysis

Educational Research Review - Tập 4 Số 1 - Trang 26-40 - 2009
Tse-Hua Shih1, Xitao Fan2
1University of Virginia, 175 Yellowstone Drive, Apt# 203, Charlottesville, VA 22903, United States
2Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, 405 Emmet Street South, Charlottesville, VA 22903-2495, United States

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