Survey method and questionnaire design Flashcards
Survey method definition
Research procedures for collection large amounts of raw data using question and answer formats
Survey method main goal
Provide fact and estimate to accurately to accurately understand the market phenomena and identify possible relationships between market and behavior
Advantages of survey method
Sample size and generalization Small difference Standardized data Analysis Administration and recording Latent factors and relationships Time frames
Disadvantages of survey methods
Dev survey design Data Timeliness Response rate Untruthful responses Analysis
Type of survey method
Person, Telephone, Self administered, online
Choose survey method
Situational, task, respondent factors
Situational factors
Budget
Time
Quality required: completeness of data, generalizability, precision
Task factors
Difficulty
Stimuli needed to elicit a response
Amount of data needed
Research topic sensitivity
Questionnaire definition
Formalized framework consisting of a set of questions and s cale designed to generate primary raw data
Hypothesis definition
Formalized statement of a testable relationship between two or more constructs or variables
type of hypothesis
Null
Non
Inverse
Direct directional
Step 1 in questionnaire design
Transform research objective into information objectives
Step 2 in questionnaire design
Determine the appropriate data collection method
TPSOC
Step 3 in questionnaire design
Determine information requirements for each objective
Step 4 in questionnaire design
Develop specific questions
Consider respondents' inability - not well informed - don't remember - can't articulate response Consider respondents' unwillingness - too much effort - inappropriate - research objective not legitimate - sensitive data Question format - unstructured (open-ended): consider articulation, type of survey - structured dichotomous: easy, not a lot of data multiple-choice: effort, response bias alternative/rank, pages, appearance Question in scale measurement format
Step 5 in questionnaire design
Evaluate question
- Definite issues
- Ordinary, unambiguous words
- Positive, negative
- Leading
- Implicit alternative, assumptions
- Generalization and estimates
Step 6 in questionnaire design
Establish flowerpot
- Question and scale in logical order
- Introduction and instructions
- Stabilise by building base
Step 7 in questionnaire design
Evaluate the questionnaire and layout
- questionnaire meets info needed
- data are what research desires
- section general to specific
- numbering, branching, crowding of questions
Step 8 in questionnaire design
Obtain client’s approach
Step 9 in questionnaire design
Pretest and revise the questionnaire
- pilot fieldwork and questionnaire
Step 10 in questionnaire design
Finalize the questionnaire format
- support materials
- appearance
- grouping
- colour
Step 11 in questionnaire design
Implement the survey
Purpose of pretesting (step 9)
Validity Reliability question wording, sequencing completion time Instructions Cover letter Research design Problem identification
Rules of pretesting
Respondent, context similar Personal interview Old and new interviewers Further pilot testing Protocol analysis Debriefing Pilot testing analysis