Survey report

• Survey

  • consist of series of questions used to gather information
  • tool used by companies and organizations to provide a demographic profile
  • A type of academic report that uses research to provide information
  • Involves questions that are formulated based on the research objective.
  • summary of responses
• Demographic questions - provides background information

  • age
  • gender
  • occupation
  • location
  • Questions
  • status
  • religion
  • citizenship
• Rating scale - use numbers to accurately represent their response
• Likert scale - exactly describes their feedback or opinion
• Multiple choice questions - list of probable answers to their

  convenience
• Open-ended question - respondents are free to write down their responses
• The next step after collecting the survey - tabulating the results
• Graphs - used to organize and present quantitative information
• Charts

  • summarizing data;
  • discussing procedures, and;
  • describing data relationships
• Diagrams - characteristics or elements of an idea or a concept, or to

  show a process
• Introduction

  • contains the background information
  • The writer may explain the method used and the target respondents
• Body

  • Contains all the information collected during the survey
  • the significant findings are tabulated, analyzed, and explained.
• Conclusion

  • summary of significant information and generalizations
  • The writer may address the objectives and suggest recommendations for improvement.