ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Computer-assisted web interviewing

Computer-assisted web interviewing is when people use computers to ask questions and get answers on the internet. Just like when you talk to your friends on your tablet or phone, grown-ups can use computers to ask lots of people questions at the same time! It's like using a big phone to talk to lots of people all over the world!

So, people can create questions on their computer and send them to lots of people over the internet. Then, the people can answer the questions right on their own computer. It's like taking a test or a survey, but on the computer instead of on paper.

This gives the grown-ups lots of answers to their questions all at once, instead of having to talk to lots of people one at a time. Plus, people can answer the questions whenever they want, as long as they have internet. It's like sending your answers to your teacher from your computer at home, instead of turning it in at school.

So, computer-assisted web interviewing is a way for grown-ups to ask lots of people questions all over the world on their computer, and get answers back quickly and easily.