self-report design Flashcards
likert scales
one in which the respondent indicates their agreements
strongly agree….strongly disagree
rating scales
respondents identify a value that represents their strength of feeling about a particular topic
fixed-choice option
a fixed-choice option item includes a list of possible options adn respondents are required to indicate those that apply
designing interviews
- standardisations to reduce the contaminating effect of interviewer bias
ethics
confidentiality is important if the interview (or questionnaire) is dealing with personal or sensitive topics
writing good questions
if respondents or interviewees are confused by the way questions are worded, this will have a negative impact of the quality of information received
what to avoid - designing questionnaires, interviews
questions should not include too much jargon, be leading or use emotive language, be double-barrelled or include double-negatives