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What makes you enjoy filling out a Questionnaire??
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ok, this is in preparation for collecting the data for my dissertation next year, so ive put it in student also, but i wanted some more general answers, so put it here too. Hope that's ok!
so, anyways, what id like to know is: What makes a good/bad questionnaire??. Things that annoy you, and things you like - whether its good/bad designs of how you have to answer a question, to too many/too few questions.
Please just give me as much information as possible, even examples would be good, but i get alot of marks for how i collect my data, so i want lots of people to be willing to respond.
Thanks
xxx
so, anyways, what id like to know is: What makes a good/bad questionnaire??. Things that annoy you, and things you like - whether its good/bad designs of how you have to answer a question, to too many/too few questions.
Please just give me as much information as possible, even examples would be good, but i get alot of marks for how i collect my data, so i want lots of people to be willing to respond.
Thanks
xxx
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#)People would be better with a 3rd arm; do you agree? (circle an answer)
I agree strongly | I agree | I don't care either way | I disagree | I disagree strongly
I always have trouble with choosing between (dis)agree and (dis)agree strongly. 3 options should be enough.
Or things like
#)How much do you like pizza? (0=not at all, 10=you love it)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Again, there are too many options. How am I supposed to rate my liking for pizza?
And I hate long ones. I usually give up after about 5 questions. So 5 questions is the max.
when its a specific questionnaire, how do you feel about those boxes you get on some questionnaires, where ppl can write their own comments relating to the nature of the questionnaire? does anyone bother with them?
vs
quantative = quantitiy
Maybe.
Quantitative - numbers.
don't think i can put i any simpler..
nope.
as someone else said..
qualitative is research using words. so..interviews, open ended questions.
quantiative is numerical research where you put the data into graph form etc.
it depends which is most suitable for your research aswell. what are you researching?
Same here. However, it can sometimes be better to write stuff down, just so that someone can get their opinion across.
I agree. Questions with specific alternatives are easier to complete and it all happens a lot smoother. Questions which require you to write entire sentences, including unspecific (cr?) questions, makes me just want to ignore it.
For example, questions like: "What do you think could improve the IUP?" make me go mad. I never answer those questions, unless it serves a purpose to actually answer it. It means you're not sure whether you haven't answered the question fully, and you're always sitting there trying to come up with more answers - majority of the times, to no avail.
That would make a very bad questionaire.
I suck. Your so smart, thank you.
Make the questions short and sweet and get them to explain something further in another question. You will end uo redrafting it about 5 times before its finished, and dont forget to do a small test sample (about 5 people you know who will be very very honest about it is good)
In my experience, nobody really cares when people write comments. I've put together spreadsheets for tons of questionaires and surveys with the instructions to do just the questions. Don't do anything with any of the comments. And since I'm the only one to see and read the surveys, the people who wrote comments pretty much just wasted their time.