QUESTIONNAIRES

QUESTIONNAIRES

1. is a research instrument that consists of a set of questions or other types of prompts that aims to collect information from a respondent.

2. Issues

   • Low response rate Inadequate length and time to complete the questionnaire. Use of an inappropriate sample group

3. Data analysis

   • Answers or responses are coded (i.e. reduced to a number) by the researcher or those responsible for developing the questionnaire
   • This allows the data from questionnaires to be gathered quickly and then presented in a form more useable for subsequent analysis

4. Uses

   • Questionnaires can be used to collect quantitative and/or qualitative information. Questionnaires are commonly used in market research as well as in the social and health sciences
   • a list of questions or items used to gather data from respondents about their attitudes, experiences, or opinions.

5. Types

   • Multiple Choice Questions: They provide a series of predefined responses.
   • Open ended questions: This type of question does not impose any of the restrictions of closed and multiple choice questions, but allows any answer that the respondent gives to the given question
   • Closed questions: The most used form of closed question is the dichotomous one ("yes" or "no" answer).

6. Limitations

   • they do have application and data-collection limitations, most of which are the product of poor design in the instrument.
   • Leading questions, Complicated questions, Irritating questions, Ambiguous or unclear questions