primary research methods

Question 1

What are questionnaires?

Answer 1

A list of questions that can be answered in different ways

Question 2

What are the different ways of answering questionnaires?

Answer 2

Telephone
Face to face
Postal
Email

Question 3

Questionnaire key study 1

Answer 3

Census
-structured postal questionnaire sent by gov to uk population every 10 years

Question 4

Questionnaire key study 2

Answer 4

Connor and Dewson
4000 questionnaires sent to 14 universities to see why WC students attend

Question 5

What are practical advantages of questionnaires?

Answer 5

-Don’t have to train interviewers
-can reach large populations with limited resources
-quick and easy to analyse quantative data

Question 6

What are practical disadvantages of questionnaires?

Answer 6

-limited and superficial data
-cannot be sure if right respondent was reached
-lacks flexibility

Question 7

What are ethical advantages of questionnaires?

Answer 7

-Informed consent can be gained
-Responsent doesn’t have to answer if they’re uncomfortable

Question 8

What are ethical disadvantages of questionnaires?

Answer 8

-Sensitive issues and hard to explore topics (impersonal nature)
-deception (ppts unaware of data share)

Question 9

What are theoretical advantages of questionnaires?

Answer 9

-Positivists ❤️ quantitative data, can be repeated and compared
-high validity due to high no. of ppts

Question 10

What are theoretical disadvantages of questionnaires?

Answer 10

-Interpretivists💔 due to detached nature
-lack of contact and verstehen
-low response rates as ppts have no motivation to complete