Terminology
Two strengths of using survey research is
What are it is relatively quick and can gather large amounts of data?
The type of survey that researchers might avoid if they are concerned about being mistaken as a sales call.
What are Telephone surveys?
Leading, or emotional wording of questions can create this .
What is inaccurate answers.
Research that gathers data through questionnaires administered once to a sample is called...
What is cross sectional?
Qualitative research and survey research are similar in this contstruct...
What is they are both descriptive research
This refers to written or electronic survey instruments that respondents fill out themselves
What are questionnaires?
The types of surveys that help prevent interview bias
What are internet/online and mail-in/written surveys?
Targeting vocabulary and grammar to your population is this part of survey development.
What is question writing?
Bias of self report, poor response rate, and
misunderstanding the question are examples of this.
What is weaknesses of surveys?
There are advantages and disadvantages to both open ended and closed ended questions ). A disadvantage to closed ended questions is
What is they prevent respondents from giving spontaneous, unexpected answers?
This involves the researcher directly interacting with the survey participant during the data collection process
What are Interviews?
The survey mode that may not be suited to study specific populations (e.g., elderly; inmates) and might fall short to survey fraud?
What is Online / Mobile surveys?
In fixed choice questions, this can reduce bias
What is randomizing the order of the answers?
The problem with the question? "How much do you think your attendance and note-taking help prepare you for exams?"
What is that is a double-barreled question (use of the word 'and")
The first step in developing a survey is...
What is developing a great research question.
Mail/postal surveys: Online/mobile surveys;Telephone surveys; and Face-to-face/ in-person surveys all refer to this
What are the 4 types of survey administration or survey modes?
The type of survey researchers select if they want to pick up on verbal and nonverbal cues (i.e., emotions and behaviors)?
What are Face to face/ interviews?
Making a survey short as possible and putting the most important questions at the beginning of a survey are used in this step of survey development.
What is when creating a draft of your survey?
The flaw in the response categories for the question..." How old are you?" is
a. 18 or younger
b. 18 - 25
c. 25 - 30
d. 30 or older
What is they are NOT mutually exclusive
Piloting a survey is important. It allows researchers to
What is identify and fix problems in the question (wording, clarity, order / format)?
The people who may have different opinions/answers than respondents and. an cause major problems with surveys are
What are non-respondents?
The type of survey a researcher selects if they want to pick up on verbal and nonverbal cues of several people?
What are focus group interviews?
A real national survey question asked “Which do you identify as? a. Republican b. Socialist. "
The problem with this question is..
What is that some subjects cannot answer since they do not like any of the choices?
The survey question that asks how many times a week do you jog or ride a stationary bikes has this flaw.
What is it assesses 2 constructs in a single question.
The purpose of the literature review is to...
What is to find out what is already known, have other people already done this survey.