Ch. 8

Question 1

Procedure for developing a Questionnaire-Step 1

Answer 1

Specify what information will be sought, by making a hypotheses.

Question 2

Procedure for developing a Questionnaire-Step 2

Answer 2

Determine Method of Administation, like personal interview, telephone interview, mail questionnaires, or web-based questionnaires.

Question 3

Procedure for developing a Questionnaire-Step 3

Answer 3

Determine Content of Individual Questions, Filter questions.

Question 4

Procedure for developing a Questionnaire-Step 4

Answer 4

Determine form of response to each question, like open-ended questions or Closed- ended questions.

Question 5

Response order bias-

Answer 5

An error that occurs when the response to a question is influenced by the order in which the alternatives are presented.

Question 6

Split-ballot technique-

Answer 6

A technique used to combat respnse order bias, in which response options are reordered or reandomized to create different versions of the survey.

Question 7

Procedure for developing a Questionnaire-Step 5-

Answer 7

Determine wording of each question. use simple words, avoid ambiguous words and questions, avoid leading questions, avoid unstated alternatives, avoid assumed consequences, avoid generalizations and estimates, avoid double-barreled questions.

Question 8

Leading question:

Answer 8

A question framed so as to give the respondent a clue as to how he or she should answer.

Question 9

unstated alternative:

Answer 9

An alternative answer that is not expressed in a question’s options.

Question 10

assumed consequences-

Answer 10

A problem that occurs when a question is not framed so as to clearly state the consequences and thus generates different responses from individuals who assume different consequesnces.

Question 11

Double- barreled questions-

Answer 11

A question that calls for two responses and creates confusion for the resondent.

Question 12

Procedure for developing a Questionnaire-Step 6-

Answer 12

Determine Question Sequence. Use simple and interesting opening questions. Use the funnel Approach. Design braching questions with care. Place difficult or sensitive questions late in the questionnaire.

Question 13

Funnel Approach-

Answer 13

An approach to question sequencing that gets its name from its shape, starting with braod questions and pregressiveily narrowing down the scope.

Question 14

Question order bias-

Answer 14

The tendency for earlier questions on a questionnaire to influence respondents’ answers to later questions.

Question 15

Branching question-

Answer 15

A technique used to direct respondents to different places in a questionnaire, based on their response to the question at hand.

Question 16

Procedure for developing a Questionnaire-Step 7-

Answer 16

Determine physical characteristics of questionnaire.

Question 17

Procedure for developing a Questionnaire-Step 8-

Answer 17

Develop Recruiting message or script.

Question 18

Procedure for developing a Questionnaire-Step 9-

Answer 18

Reexamine steps 1-8 and revise if necessary.

Question 19

Procedure for developing a Questionnaire-Step 10-

Answer 19

Pretest Questionnaire and revise if necessary.

Question 20

Pretest-

Answer 20

Use of a questionnaire (or observation form) on a trial basis in a small pilot study to determine how well the questionnaire (or observation form) works.