Category: Quality Control
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Enhancing Survey Quality and Accuracy with Attention-Validation Questions
Ensuring the reliability and accuracy of survey data is a critical requirement of conducting market research and is vital for getting results we can trust. One of the most common ways we can lose trust in our survey data is because survey participants rush through survey questions, not paying full attention while answering, or answering…
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Enhancing Qualitative Research through Strategic Participant Recruitment
The success of qualitative research hinges on the quality of data derived from a well-chosen group of participants. Given the smaller sample sizes and the detailed insights required, the selection process is crucial. At Touchstone Research, we have learned that a one-size-fits-all approach to recruitment does not work; each study demands a tailored strategy to…
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Building Trust with Parents: 5 Strategies for Recruiting Kids in Qualitative Research
Building trust with parents is one of the most critical elements in recruiting children for qualitative research studies. Parents play a pivotal role in guiding and supporting their children during the research process, so it is essential for recruitment agencies to build a positive rapport with parents and gain their trust. In this article, we…
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Touchstone Research Newsletter – A Year In Review
2022 was quite the year at Touchstone! A huge shout out and thank you to all of our amazing clients, partners, colleagues, and employees. We would not be where we are at today without your continued partnership, trust, support and dedication—thank you! Check out the TL;DR on what we were up to over the past…
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Touchstone Research Takes a Stand for Data Integrity by Joining Insights Association’s Data Integrity Council
New Haven, Connecticut – February 23, 2023 – Touchstone Research, a long-time advocate for enhancing data quality in market research, has announced its membership in the Data Integrity Initiative (DII) Council. The DII Council is a specialized unit within the Insights Association that focuses specifically on ensuring the integrity and quality of research data. …
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Touchstone Research Receives Imperium’s Trust Shield Certification
Touchstone Research, a leader in the digital market research space, advances its data quality credentials by adding Imperium’s Trust Shield Certification. The Trust Shield confirms that Touchstone Research utilizes the industry’s #1 data-quality and anti-fraud services and follows industry best practices for implementing data quality checks. About the Trust Shield Certification: The certification process is…
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Touchstone Research Creates Dedicated Quality Control Team
Data Quality is at our Core Touchstone Research has been in the online research space for more than 30 years. Over the course of that experience, we have identified a winning strategy for dealing with the ever-present threat of bots, scammers, and inattentive respondents in online research studies. We have tested dozens of different strategies…