Questionnaires

• Questionnaires


  A prepared list of written questions that can be completed face-to-face or in writing, over the phone or on the Internet
• Open questions

  Produce qualitative data as participants can answer them how they wish
• Closed question 


  Produce quantitative data

  Fixed range of possible answers
• Evaluation


  +Researcher get information from lots of people relatively quickly. This is because a questionnaire can be sent to many people. Generalisations can be easier to make

  +Data is usually easier to analyse

  -Respondents may not get truthful answers

  -Questions may be unclear or misleading and the researcher isn't there to clarify the meaning, responses may lack validity