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Chapter Seven - Conclusions
Pages 47-48

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... Another conclusion, along with coverage measurement, is that transit agencies and other transit researchers should be collecting databases of target population e-mail addresses, particularly those of current riders. Developing a representative sample database of riders and potential riders in the transit agency's geographical area combined with the strengths of web-based survey methods can give transit researchers powerful options to conduct effective research quickly and inexpensively.
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... issues were raised in this synthesis; however, further research could be helpful to cover this topic more comprehensively. Finally, the topic of web-based surveys in transit contains many issues that this synthesis has been able to identify and
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