Definition: Computer-assisted self interviewing (CASI)

Category: General concept

Technique whereby respondents independently complete electronic questionnaires, assisted only by specially-designed computer programs. (Source: Memobust Glossary, definition 1)

Method of data collection in which the respondent operates the computer: questions are read from the computer screen and responses are entered directly in the computer. A well-known form of CASI is the web survey. (Source: Memobust Glossary, definition 2)

Collection of data using questionnaires placed on the Internet using secure methods and completed by a knowledgeable respondent. (Source: FAO) https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cros/content/memobust-glossary-pdf-file_en Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), "World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020. Volume 1: Programme, concepts and definitions", Roma, 2015