Corresponding author:
Tanja Kunz, GESIS—Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, 68159 Mannheim, Germany. Email: tanja.kunz@gesis.org
Introduction
In survey research, the term paradatarefers to information that describes the process of survey data collection. Paradata are a valuable source of information to better understand what happens during the response process and how the data collection process can be improved (Couper, 2000; Kreuter, 2013). In web surveys, paradata are usually collected automatically as a by-product of computer-assisted data collection. They include, for example, the device and browser that respondents used to fill out a questionnaire, the way they navigate through...