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Maximum interpolable gap length in missing smartphone-based GPS mobility data

Passively-generated location data have the potential to augment mobility and transportation research, as demonstrated by a decade of research. A common trait of these data is a high proportion of missingness. Naïve handling, including list-wise …

Nonresponse analysis in a longitudinal smartphone-based travel study

Currently, travel surveys are the standard method for measuring mobility in official statistics. Nonresponse and measurement are problematic in travel surveys, due to the high burden and non-centrality of the requested information. To overcome these …

Testing the Effects of Automated Navigation in a General Population Web Survey

This study investigates how an auto-forward design, where respondents navigate through a web survey automatically, affects response times and navigation behavior in a long mixed- device web survey. We embedded an experiment in a health survey …

Sharing Data Collected with Smartphone Sensors: Willingness, Participation, and Nonparticipation Bias

Smartphone sensors allow measurement of phenomena that are difficult or impossible to capture via self-report (e.g., geographical movement, physical activity). Sensors can reduce respondent burden by eliminating survey questions and improve …

An app-assisted travel survey in official statistics. Possibilities and challenges

Advances in smartphone technology have allowed for individuals to have access to nearcontinuous location tracking at a very precise level. As the backbone of mobility research, the Travel Diary Study, has continued to offer decreasing response rates …

Do shorter stated survey length and inclusion of a QR code in an invitation letter lead to better response rates?

Invitation letters to web surveys often contain information on how long it will take to complete a web survey. When the stated length in an invitation of a survey is short, it could help to convince respondents to participate in the survey. When it …

Understanding Willingness to Share Smartphone-Sensor Data

The growing smartphone penetration and the integration of smartphones into people’s everyday practices offer researchers opportunities to augment survey measurement with smartphone-sensor measurement or to replace self-reports. Potential benefits …

Active and passive measurement in mobile surveys

In this paper we discuss the implications of using mobile devices for online survey completion. With more and more people accessing online surveys on mobile devices, online surveys need to be redesigned in order to be able to meet the characteristics …

Automatic Travel Mode Prediction in a National Travel Survey

Goal: Showing the feasibility of automatic travel mode prediction using smartphone location data in a national travel survey. Data collection: In the fall of 2018, 1,902 respondents were randomly sampled from the Dutch population to participate in a …

In Dutch: Het waarneem innovatie netwerk

In oktober 2016 zijn het Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek en de afdeling Methodologie & Statistiek van de Universiteit Utrecht een intensieve samenwerking begonnen. In de komende jaren werken zij samen aan het integreren van smartphones binnen …