Questionnaires

Questionnaires

1. Usage issues: *Lack of sincerity. *Differences in understanding and interpretation *Feelings and meanings not conveyed well. *Some questions are difficult to analyze *Respondents may have their own intentions

2. Limitations: Despite the advantages that the questionnaire represents, there are also certain limitations that must be taken into account: *risk of a high percentage of unanswered questionnaires. *Almost systematic exclusion of people who cannot read or write. *impossibility of helping the informant when he/she has not understood the questions or instructions. *Difficulty in checking and verifying the information. *Late reception, especially in the postal survey, of many questionnaires sent after the indicated date or loss and non-return of the questionnaires.

3. Definition: A questionnaire is a research tool consisting of a series of questions and other indications for the purpose of obtaining information from respondents.

4. Types: Online questionnaires Written (paper) questionnaires. Telephone questionnaires Face-to-face questionnaires

5. uses: Systematic surveys of public opinion are conducted by private polling firms to measure trends on specific issues.