20 questionnaire design

Question 1

primary instrument for surveys, asks questions of representative pop sample

Answer 1

questionnaires

Question 2

assess nutr. status and diet intakes

Answer 2

nutr and food consumption surveys

Question 3

describe disease distr and association with possible causative factors

Answer 3

epidemiologic surveys

Question 4

construction steps for questionnaire?

Answer 4

1) researcher defines info being sought (wish list!), 2) draft questionnaire (phrase well) , 3) questionnaire pilot with small group and get feedback 4) redraft questionnaire (maybe redo pilot trial) 5) administer questionnaire (full sample, analyze)

Question 5

2 main formats of questionnaire

Answer 5

interview schedule and self-adminsitered

Question 6

advantages of interview schedule?

Answer 6

lower rejection, more detailed, greater control over filling form

Question 7

advantages of self-admin?

Answer 7

cheap, less susceptible to interviewer bias, can be mailed

Question 8

disadvantages of interview schedule?

Answer 8

expensive to administer, responses susceptible to bias

Question 9

disadvantage of self-admin?

Answer 9

higher rejection rate, difficult elicit detail, less control over how response form filled out

Question 10

advantage of open ended?

Answer 10

more detailed answers elicited

Question 11

advantage of closed response?

Answer 11

tight structure, easy to encode/analyze, less time to complete

Question 12

disadvantage of open ended?

Answer 12

less structure, difficult encode/analyze, greater time for respondent to answer, more diff. than circling a number

Question 13

disadvantages of closed-response?

Answer 13

less depth in answers, may frustrate respondents

Question 14

considerations for closed?

Answer 14

can’t be too restrictive to bias responses, not impose researcher’s conceptualizations–>needs more prep than open ended to prevent ambiguity

Question 15

qualitative research uses more ____ questions

Answer 15

open ended ; opt for interview instead of questionnaire maybe

Question 16

what is different about 4 point forced-choice response from conventional likert?

Answer 16

no middle/undecided answer, guards against acquiescent response mode and encourages extreme response mode

Question 17

advantage of likert type?

Answer 17

allows middle undecided response

Question 18

advantage of forced choice?

Answer 18

respondent forced give either + or -

Question 19

disadvantages of likert?

Answer 19

acquiescent response mode

Question 20

disadvantages of forced choice?

Answer 20

undecided response not allowed

Question 21

common question pitfalls?

Answer 21

double barreled (two in one), ambiguous, db negs, level of wording (jargon), bias and leading questions

Question 22

typical components of questionnaires?

Answer 22

intro statement (researchers, if confidential/anonymous, purpose, how will be used), demographic questions, factual questions, opinion questions (require reflection), closing statements and return instructions (thank, invite, inform)