Questionaires Flashcards
When did questionnaires originate
1960s
Code results by
SPSS
What can u use to sample an area
Quadrat
Probability or non prob approach
Bryman
Probability sample random what’s not
Non prob
What’s systematic
Every n house
Stratified
Subgroups eg Income
Examples of non probability sampling
Accessibility convenience sample
Snowball sample
Quota sample (proportionate selection of members for each group chosen by researcher )
What law applies in homogenous population
Law of diminishing returns
Minimum req in dissertation
100 responses
For low response rate eg phone contact how many
> 100
What do you need for chi2
5+ expected responses in each category with no zero observations
If chi2 not met use
Fishers exact
Benefits of questionnaire
Large data set
Comparisons within pop
Comparisons in general
Results quick to code and analyse
Weakness of questionnaires
Hard to explore deep Limits responding behaviour Can’t use for highly explorative research No rapport No sensitive info
Why if closed fixed response q good
Coding before survey
What’s good to do with closed q
Organise nested hierarchy
Follow up qs
Other category
What to look out for with closed
Positionality eg gender
Bad q at end
Ethics
Good points of free response
Insight
Freedom
Own words
Had point of free response
Time consuming
Intimidated
Hard to code
Free response easy to ask but hard to analyse
Openham
Open useful for
Revealing qualitative data
Feelings
Exploring issue where ur unsure of answers
What does open ended q require
Post survey categorisation
Reading
Extract quotes
What software can be used to code open
Nvivo
