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What is a Survey?
A survey is a data collection method that involves asking a selected group of people report is
an objective and systematic written presentation of the questions.
How do we conduct a Survey?
The first part or this lesson deals with constructing and drafting a survey questionnaire pertinent to
gathering information for the study.
A questionnaire is an objective data gathering tool.
You may just borrow a ready-made, validated questionnaire prepared by others. In this case,
give credit to the original author by citing his/her work.
You may also make your own questionnaire. A self-made questionnaire has several parts:
1. Personal details of subject - depends on nature of analysis.
2. Introductory paragraph
a. greeting
b. introduction,
c. request for compliance,
d. purpose for survey.
3. Questions
4. Thank you note.
How do we formulate questions for our Questionnaire?
The following are guidelines on how to formulate questions for your research questionnaire:
1. Ask easy to answer questions first.
2. Ask information needed for subsequent questions first.
3. Place questions in logical order.
4. Avoid establishing a response set - tendency to reply in a certain way.
5. Vary questions by length and type.
6. Put sensitive and open-ended questions last.
These are the things that should be avoided in constructing questions:
1. Double-barreled questions, two answers to one question.
2. Ambiguous questions.
3. Leading questions
4. Sensitive or threatening response categories
The questionnaire that you constructed should undergo pilot testing.
How do we Test the Questionnaire?
It is done by administering the questionnaire to a small selected group of respondents - people
who are the subject of your research.