Questionnaires

Question 1

What are questionnaires?

Answer 1

• method of collecting data in social surveys
• standardised questions from a hypothesise

Question 2

What do closed questions produce?

Answer 2

quantitative data (positivists)

Question 3

What to open questions produce?

Answer 3

qualitative data (interpretivist)

Question 4

self report

Answer 4

a questionnaire listing a number of items / activities

Question 5

attitudinal questionnaires

Answer 5

usually ask for responses on a scale of 1-5, strongly agree, etc

Question 6

Strengths of questionnaires

Answer 6

-Quick and easy to distribute eg online so more people will do it
- Clear data → easy to interpret → trends/patterns
- Cheap (google forms)

Question 7

Weaknesses of questionnaires

Answer 7

• Lack of honesty and thought → lack of interest on completing
• May not be representative
• Closed questions → cant gage a deeper understanding → lack of detail