Chapter 9 Flashcards
In person interview
researcher sits and records response
advantages of in person interview
- opportunity for follow up
- rapport
- asked probing question
disadvantages of in person interview
- more $$$ and more time consuming
- attrition
- logistics
Interviewer bias
lack of understanding due to cultural differences
Advantages of a phone survey
- follow up/ probing questions
- dont need to be in same space
Disadvantages of a phone survey
more distracted
issues w clarity
advantages of online surveys
less money and time
sample bias
response rate
ppl who did the survey out of people who you try to recruit
non-response bias
ppl who did the survey may be different than those who didnt
how to fix design problems
- keep survey short and simple
- more interesting questions 1st
- incentivize
social desirability
ppl may respond how they think they should respond
Correlation
exists whenever two variables are associated or related
Positive correlation
direct
Negative correlation
inverse
Scatterplots
graph of participants scores