The Netquest Research Lab

There’s no doubt that data science has become an integral part of market research. For Netquest, this is not big news. We’ve been doing it for years.

The Netquest Research Lab started as a project called “Research on Research.” Its initial purpose was to improve the way data was collected through surveys by partnering with the Research and Expertise Centre for Survey Methodology (RECSM) at Pompeu Fabra’s University. That project has now evolved into a genuine research lab.

The Netquest Research Lab is headquartered in Barcelona and continues to work closely with RECSM. Our goal is to help companies improve the reliability of online surveying in the days of social media and hyperconnectivity. We are constantly conducting research to discover new ways to implement advanced data science methods for contemporary online research.

cochoa@netquest.com

Carlos Ochoa

Chief Client Officer, Netquest

Engineering degree in telecommunications (UPC) and has experienced in consulting, sales and product management. Formerly Operations Director at Netquest, he is currently in charge of defining and implementing the marketing strategy of the company as the Chief Client Officer. He is also fostering innovation projects in the quality data collection area for Netquest as well.

melanie.revilla@upf.edu

Melanie Revilla

Research specialist, RECSM

Has a degree in statistics and economics from the Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de L'Administration Économique (ENSAE-ParisTech, Paris, France) and a Master of Economics from the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (GSE). She received her Ph.D. from the University Pompeu Fabra (UPF, Barcelona) in 2012. She is currently a postdoctoral researcher in the Research and Expertise Centre for Survey Methodology (RECSM) and associate professor at UPF.

epaura@netquest.com

Ezequiel Paura

Data Scientist, Netquest

Data enthusiast. Graduated in Political Science (University of Buenos Aires), MSc in Political Research (UPF), MA in Political Behavior (Konstanz University). Joined the Netquest team in May 2016, currently leading the Data Science Department and coordinating Netquest’s Research LAB activities.

abellido@netquest.com

Anna Bellido

Data Analyst, Netquest

She studied Computer Science (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, UPC) and Mathematics (Universitat de Barcelona, UB), and got a Master in Computing (UPC). She spent several years doing research in Psychology using Virtual Reality (UB) as a predoctoral student (currently writing the thesis). She recently moved to data science in the market research field at Netquest.

Alternative methods for selecting web survey samples

Melanie Revilla, Carlos Ochoa | International Journal of Market Research, 2018

Smartphones vs PCs: Does the Device Affect the Web Survey Experience and the Measurement Error for Sensitive Topics? A Replication of the Mavletova & Couper’s 2013 Experiment

Daniele Toninelli and Melanie Revilla | Survey Research Methods, 2016

Giving Respondents Voice? The Feasibility of Voice Input for Mobile Web Surveys

M Revilla, MP Couper, C Ochoa | Survey Practice 11 (2), 2018

Comparing Grids With Vertical and Horizontal Item-by- Item Formats for PCs and Smartphones

Melanie Revilla and Mick P. Couper | Social Science Computer Review, 2017

Are There Differences Depending on the Device Used to Complete a Web Survey (PC or Smartphone) for Order-by- click Questions?

Melanie Revilla | Field Methods, 2017

Smartphones vs PCs: Does the Device Affect the Web Survey Experience and the Measurement Error for Sensitive Topics? A Replication of the Mavletova & Couper’s 2013 Experiment

Daniele Toninelli and Melanie Revilla | Survey Research Methods, 2016

The Netquest Research Lab

There’s no doubt that data science has become an integral part of market research. For Netquest, this is not big news. We’ve been doing it for years.

The academic reliability and experience of the Research and Expertise Centre for Survey Methodology (RECSM).

The capacity of an established global panel along with state of the art testing technology provided by Netquest.

Who we are

Carlos Ochoa

Chief Client Officer, Netquest

Melanie Revilla

Research specialist, RECSM

Ezequiel Paura

Data Scientist, Netquest

Anna Bellido

Data Analyst, Netquest

Our work

We have more than 15 papers published in several peer reviewed journals and presented at numerous academic events. Find out more about the Netquest collaboration with the prestigious RECSM by reading the publications below.

Alternative methods for selecting web survey samples

Smartphones vs PCs: Does the Device Affect the Web Survey Experience and the Measurement Error for Sensitive Topics? A Replication of the Mavletova & Couper’s 2013 Experiment

Giving Respondents Voice? The Feasibility of Voice Input for Mobile Web Surveys

Comparing Grids With Vertical and Horizontal Item-by- Item Formats for PCs and Smartphones

Are There Differences Depending on the Device Used to Complete a Web Survey (PC or Smartphone) for Order-by- click Questions?

Making use of Internet interactivity to propose a dynamic presentation of web questionnaires

Ideal and Maximum Length for a Web Survey

More Realism in Conjoint Analysis: The Effect of Textual Noise and Visual Style

Analyzing survey characteristics, participation, and evaluation across 186 surveys in an online opt-in panel in Spain

Who Has Access to Mobile Devices in an Online Opt-in Panel? An Analysis of Potential Respondents for Mobile Surveys

Do online access panels need to adapt surveys for mobile devices?

Using Passive Data From a Meter to Complement Survey Data in Order to Study Online Behavior

Open narrative questions in PC and smartphones: is the device playing a role?

Impact of raising awareness of respondents on the measurement quality in a web survey

Personal Computers vs. Smartphones in Answering Web Surveys: Does the Device Make a Difference?

An experiment comparing grids and item-by- item formats in web surveys completed through PCs and smartphones

Smartphones vs PCs: Does the Device Affect the Web Survey Experience and the Measurement Error for Sensitive Topics? A Replication of the Mavletova & Couper’s 2013 Experiment

Can a non-probabilistic online panel achieve question quality similar to that of the European Social Survey?

Quality of Different Scales in an Online Survey in Mexico and Colombia

Effect of using different labels for the scales in a web survey

What are the Links in a Web Survey Among Response Time, Quality, and Auto-Evaluation of the Efforts Done?

Estimating and comparing the quality of different scales of an online survey using an MTMM approach

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