Questionnaires

• Closed question’s 

  Strengths:

  • standardised
  • Restricts answer

  Weaknesses:

  • missing details reasons, opinions 
  • Set answers 
• Open questions 

  • how do you feel 
  • Opinion 
  • Wants an unrestricted answer
• Semi closed question


  Likely scale
• Questionnaire strengths

  • easy data collection 
  • Standardised
  • Time saving 
  • Easy for gaining sample
  • Comparison 
• What types of personal data can be gathered?

  Attitudes, opinions, lifestyles
• Why is it beneficial to gather a large amount of information from a large sample?

  It provides reliable data in a short time
• Through which methods can data be administered?

  Post, email, face to face, online
• What is the importance of anonymity in data collection?

  It encourages honest and open responses
• How should questions be structured in a survey?

  Start with straightforward questions, then in-depth
• What is a pilot study and its purpose?

  • Initial study with few participants
  • Tests questions for clarity and suitability
  • Allows for changes based on feedback
• What is the format of the questions in a survey?

  A set of written questions
• What can surveys discover about people's thoughts or feelings?

  They eliminate guessing work like observations
• How are survey questions typically designed?

  Always pre-determined and structured
• What types of data can surveys provide?

  Qualitative data or quantitative data
• Strength

  A strength of the validity in the questionnaire, is that ppts may feel more willing to reveal confidential information is a non-face to face questionnaire as the feel more anonymous, this is a strength as it raises the accuracy of the answers given.
• Strength

  A strength of the questionnaire is that there is a high reliability as there will be the same questions and number of questions in the questionnaire. Therefore, it would allow for the questionnaires' results to be replicated easily to test for consistency.
• Strength

  A strength is that the questionnaire will include reverse scoring and wording on some questions. This will allow the researcher to discover greater accuracy of the data collection as it will help to account for response bias, and increase the validity.
• Weakness

  People do not always tell the truth, therefore the results may not be accurate. They may lie due to not knowing what they think about a topic or not knowing how they would act in that scenario. Also, they may not want to look foolish and want to make themselves ‘look better’, this is called social desirability bias.
• Weakness

  The group of people involved in the study may be biased because only certain kinds of people fill out questionnaires, such as literate individuals who are willing to spend time completing them. This means there will be a lack of a diverse sample, meaning it is less representative and will lower the generalisability of the sample.