Means of Contact for Survey Research

    CATI, CAPI, CASI: What's the Difference? ACASI (Audio Computer-Aided Self-Administered Interviewing) Self-Administered surveying where the respondent uses a computer-based questionnaire, but the computer reads questions to the respondent over headphones.

    Audio SAQ Self-Administered surveying where the respondent uses a paper questionnaire.

    CAPI (Computer-Aided Personal Interviewing) Interviewer-administered surveying using a computer-based questionnaire.

    CASI (Computer-Aided Self-Administered Interviewing) Self-Administered surveying using a computer based questionnaire.

    CATI (Computer-Aided Telephone Interviewing) Interviewer-administered telephone surveying using a computer-based questionnaire.

    DBM (Disk-by-Mail) Self-administered surveying using a computer-based mail questionnaire.

    PAPI (Paper-and-Pencil Interviewing) Interviewer-administered surveying using a traditional paper questionnaire.

    SAQ (Self-Administered Questionnaire) Self-Administered surveying using a traditional paper questionnaire. TATI (Touch-Tone-Aided Telephone Interviewing) Interviewer- (or voice-response) administered telephone surveying where respondents use touch-tone buttons to provide answers.

    TDE (Touch-Tone Data Entry) Same as TATI.

    Source: Sawtooth News, Fall 1996.

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