CATI, CAPI, CASI: What's the Difference? A Computer Interviewing Glossary Remember when the word you used to describe a questionnaire was just "questionnaire"? Now, descriptions of surveys have qualifers: "paper-and-pencil," "computer-assisted," and so on. Here's a guide to the latest in survey research jargon. PAPI (Paper-and-Pencil Interviewing) Interviewer-administered surveying using a traditional paper questionnaire. SAQ (Self-Administered Questionnaire) Self-administered surveying using a traditional paper questionnaire. Audio SAQ Self-administered surveying where the respondent uses a paper questionnaire, but questions are read to the respondent over headphones. CAPI (Computer-Aided Personal Interviewing) Interviewer-administered surveying using a computer-based questionnaire. CASI (Computer-Aided Self-Administered Interviewing) Self-administered surveying using a computer-based questionnaire. CATI (Computer-Aided Telephone Interviewing) Interviewer-administered telephone surveying using a computer-based questionnaire. ACASI (Audio Computer-Aided Self-Administered Intervewing) Self-administered surveying where the respondent uses a computer-based questionnaire, but the computer reads questions to the respondent over headphones. DBM (Disk-by-Mail) Self-administered surveying using a computer-based mail questionnaire. TATI (Touch-Tone-Aided Telephone Interviewing) Interviewer- (or voice-response) administered telephone surveying where respondents use touch-tone buttons to provide answers. TDE (Touch-Tone Data Entry) Same as TATI Back to the Library…