Managing the Challenges of Modern Research Surveys

One of the most pervasive tools in empirical research is the survey. Historically, surveys have been central to social science and psychology research. Survey methodologies are rapidly evolving with the rise of computerized technologies. Online survey websites and smartphones in particular facilitate faster and cheaper collection of survey data. But these new opportunities come at a cost: faster and cheaper surveying demands greater attention be paid to data integrity issues. Prometheus's Research Exchange Database (RexDB) offers a highly customizable software platform suited to manage survey data for research.实证研究中应用最为广泛的工具之一便是问卷调查（survey）。长期以来，问卷调查始终是社会科学与心理学研究的核心研究手段。随着计算机技术的蓬勃发展，问卷调查方法论正经历快速演变。其中，在线问卷调查平台与智能手机尤为显著地推动了问卷调查数据收集的提速与成本降低。但这类新机遇亦伴随相应的代价：更快、更低成本的问卷调查模式，要求研究者对数据完整性问题给予更高程度的关注。普罗米修斯研究交换数据库（Prometheus's Research Exchange Database, RexDB）提供了一款高度可定制的软件平台，可适配科研场景下的问卷调查数据管理工作。