Arizona State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI) Facilities

Our telephone research data collection system uses the latest computer assisted telephone interview technology suitable for conducting small to large scale projects.

Facilities
  • 17 interviewer stations
  • Enterprise class SPSS Dimensionssurvey research applications
  • Phones are equipped with rapid dialers to improve calling efficiency
Resources
  • 40+ interviewers
  • Bilingual capabilities (Spanish; Chinese - planned)
Quality Control
  • Our Interviewer Supervisors train interviewing staff, monitor interviewers work and provide immediate feedback to interviewers after each live listen in.
  • Fully trained interview staff with customized training to meet project-specific needs.
  • All staff are IRB compliant with full NIH certification.
  • Full monitoring systems which allow interviewing supervisors to carry out quality control activities.
  • Interviewer Supervisors conduct survey validation for each project as part of our quality control effort.
  • The system allows multiple interviews to be observed simultaneously.
  • Supervisors are not only able to listen to live interviews but also can see the actual data entry of each interviewer as they conduct the interviews.
  • Interviewers are monitored on how they code the result call – to ensure that each piece of sample is coded appropriately.
  • Interviews are observed to ensure each interview is conducted in an accurate and unbiased manner.
  • Interviewers are evaluated on their survey participant recruiting techniques, interviewing techniques, professionalism, and data entry accuracy.

Contact ISSR

For more information, please contact at 480.965.5030