Questionnaires

Questionnaires

1. Definition

   • Research instruments
   • Economic
   • collects data in a structured and manageable way.
   • detailed or simple
   • gathers opinions, points of view, etc.
   • Present clear questions.

2. Types

   • by mail
     • impersonal
   • group
     • teacher, student groups, medical staff
     • less impersonal
   • household drop-off survey
     • administered by mail and group
     • it is collected at another time.

3. Issues

   • Questions can be misleading or ambiguous
   • sometimes they are directed at difficult people reach, groups
   • Your analysis can be long
   • insincerity on the part of the respondents
   • open questions are difficult to analyze

4. Uses

   • get information on a variety of topics
   • collect large amounts of data
   • can evaluate
   • gathers opinions, points of view, etc.

5. Data analysis

   • usually not complicated
   • tabulate data
   • classify surveys according to characteristics
   • compare answers

6. Limitations

   • superficial information is obtained
   • influences of the emotions of the occasion
   • incorrect interpretation of the questions
   • left unanswered questions