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 researcher in the Research and Expertise Centre for Survey Methodology (RECSM) and adjunt 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.

Modeling the effect of quota sampling on online fieldwork efficiency: An analysis of the connection between uncertainty and sample usage

Carlos Ochoa, Josep Miquel Porcar | International Journal of Market Research, 2018

To what extent are members of an online panel willing to share different data types? A conjoint experiment

Carlos Ochoa, Melanie Revilla | Methodological Innovations, 2018

Answering Mobile Surveys With Images: An Exploration Using a Computer Vision API

Bosch, O.J., Revilla, M., and E. Paura | Social Science Computer Review, 2018

Comparing the Performance of Agree/Disagree and Item-Specific Questions across PCs and Smartphones

Höhne J.K., Revilla, M., and T. Lenzner | Methodology: European Journal of Research Methods for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, 2018

Testing Different Rank Order Question Layouts for PC and Smartphone Respondents

Revilla, M., and M.P. Couper | International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2018

Alternative methods for selecting web survey samples

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

Willingness of online panelists to perform additional tasks

Revilla, M., Couper, M.P., and C. Ochoa | Methods, data, analyses, 2018

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

M. Revilla, M.P. 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.

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