Ch.9

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Questionnaires

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A data collection instrument with questions and statements that are designed to solicit information from respondents

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Structured interview

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A data collection method in which an interviewer reads a standardized list of questions to the respondent and records the respondents answers

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Survey

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A study in which the same data usually in the form of answers to questions are collected from one or more samples

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Respondents

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The participants in a survey who compete a questionnaire or interview

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Self-report method

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Another name for questionnaires and interviews because respondents are most often asked to report their own characteristics behaviors and attitudes

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Response rate

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The percentage of the sample contracted that actually participated in a study

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Non response error

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An error that results from differences between non responders and responders to a survey

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Self administered and questionnaires

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Questionnaires that the respondent completes by himself or herself

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Interview

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A data collection method in which respondents answer questions asked by an interviewer

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Advantages of self administered question-interview

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Can be done by phone or in person or using computer assisted technology to enter data and transaction.

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Disadvantages -interview

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Time , money population ,kind of sample and response rate are issued to consider when selecting a self report mode

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Group administrated questionnaires

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Questionnaire administrated to respondents in a group setting

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Group advantages

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Provides researcher with some control over the setting in which the questionnaire is complete ,allows respondents to participate anonymously and are typically inexpensive

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Group disadvantages

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Extra pressure to participate that people might feel when in a group setting raises an ethical concern about voluntary participation and the limit to the length of time that groups will allot to data collection mandates using a short questionnaire

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Mailed and individually administered questionnaires

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Questionnaire mailed to the respondent residence or workplace

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Mailed advantages

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People are familiar with them , they are fairly inexpensive the researcher can cover wide geographic area. Can answer in private with fewer social pressures to confirm expectations from others

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Individually administered questionnaires

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Questionnaires that are hand delivered to a respondent and picked up after completion

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Individually advantages

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Has a better response rate

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Individually disadvantages

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More expensive

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Internet or web survey

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Survey that is sent by email or posted on website

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Internet/web Advantages

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internet is Useful if you need a large sample , don’t have much money, and can’t travel to participants
Web can be interactive and can be programmed to vary the questions and keep respondents from skipping questions

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Internet /web disadvantages

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When a percentage population does not have internet access an issue for internet surveys is coverage error the kind of sampling error that arises when the sampling frame is different from the intended population

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Cover letter

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The letter accompanying a questionnaire that explains the research and invites participation

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Interview schedule

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The list of questions and answer categories read to a respondent in a structured or semi structured interview

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In persons interview

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An interview conducted face to face

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In person advantages

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Perfect for groups that’s difficult to reach by phone , for respondent who need t see materials or consult record as part of data collection Interviewer can obtain visual information about respondents and their surroundings and a sense of honesty of the answers

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In person disadvantages

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Others ,most typically a spouse is present despite the goal of interviewing in private. The lack of privacy has been found to affect some responses

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Rapport

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A sense of interpersonal harmony ,connection or compatibility between an interviewer and a respondent

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Telephone interviews

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An interview conducted over the telephone

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Phone interviews advantages

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It can yield the same information as an interview conducted face to face at about half the cost. It eliminates travel time and using random digital dialing

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Phone interviews disadvantages

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Lower response rates as compared to other formats as well as greater difficulty locating those without landline phones

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Open ended questions

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Questions that allow respondents to answer in their own words

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Closed ended questions

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Questions that include a list of predetermined answers

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Coding

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Assigning observations to categories

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Screening questions

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A question that ask for in formation before asking the question of interest

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Contingency questions

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Questions that depend on the answers to previous questions

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Time diary or calendar

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A self - report method that ask about amount of time spent on particular activities in time blocks

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Vignettes

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Scenarios about people or situations that the researcher creates to use as part of the data collection method