Open AccessEstimating the cost of an interview survey using geographic information system software
Author(s) -
Hyndman Jilda
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.946
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1753-6405
pISSN - 1326-0200
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-842x.1997.tb01771.x
Subject(s) - interview , geographic information system , software , survey methodology , computer science , geography , operations research , statistics , engineering , cartography , mathematics , sociology , anthropology , programming language
Estimating the cost of interview surveys is difficult but important. A geographic information system (GIS) was used to determine the shortest time route to survey 533 medical facility locations in Perth. The results provided time and cost estimates for undertaking the survey and the interviewer agreed to a contract for the job on the basis of these estimates. (Aust N Z J Public Health 1997; 21: 647–8)