questionnaires

Question 1

what are questionnaires

Answer 1

a list of questions written down and given to the respondents

Question 2

what are the two types of questions found in questionnaires

Answer 2

closed ended questions
open ended questions

Question 3

what are open ended questions

Answer 3

the respondents are given blank spaces to write their opinion

Question 4

what are closed ended questions

Answer 4

the respondent is provided with options to choose from

Question 5

what are postal questionnaires

Answer 5

questionnaires posted/mailed to the respondents that respondents are expected fill out and mail them back

Question 6

what are the strengths of questionnaires

Answer 6

• high in reliability
• less risk that the respondent will give biased answers or try to anticipate what the researcher wants to hear
• allows the use of a large sample
• researcher effects are avoided
• the responses are precise and easier to analyse because the questions are precoded
• high in generalizability because you can use it on a large sample size

Question 7

why are questionnaires high in reliability

Answer 7

it has highly reliable data because everyone answers the same question. it’s easy to replicate

Question 8

what are the limitations of questionnaires

Answer 8

-it suffers from low response rate reducing representativeness and generalisability

• it may be filled out by someone else other than the respondent which reduces validity
• the respondent does not get a chance to provide their own answers/views because of researcher imposed questions and choices this lowers validity

Question 9

disadvantages of postal questionnaires

Answer 9

Low response rate – can’t be bothered to fill in and return.
* Researcher can’t be certain who has filled in the questionnaire.
* No opportunity to seek clarity if respondents have some kind of query.