CATI technology allows interview questions to be recalled in programmable sequences and displayed for each interviewer on a video display terminal.
Interviewers enter answers received by telephone directly into computer memory.
The CATI system promotes scientific and technical rigor by eliminating a separate data entry step, thereby minimizing data processing errors. With the CATI system, CCSR is able to design and execute surveys targeted at specific populations and issues in a timely manner. The specific software used is developed by Raosoft . The result is a system that improves the accuracy of data entry, eases the procedures of data verification, and saves money by shortening the job cycle.