ch 8 Flashcards
They are most often associated with empirical descriptive or predictive quantitative research studies.
pilot studies
They are more frequently associated with exploratory and causal experimental research designs.
pretests
Response order biases are most often present in Blank______.
self reporting surveys AND
online surveys
Which of the following must a researcher do before determining layout and evaluating the questionnaire to be used in a survey? (3)
Develop questions and scaling
Choose appropriate data collection method
Confirm research objectives and information requirements
Which of the following steps comes after determining the layout and evaluating a questionnaire?
OBTAIN INITILA CLIENTAL APPROVAL
In the context of the steps followed in questionnaire design, implementing a survey involves Blank______.
following up to make sure that all previous decisions are properly implemented
Identify the true statements about designing questionnaires. (Check all that apply.)
The principles of designing questionnaires remain essentially the same regardless of advances in communication systems.
Good questionnaires, or well-designed questionnaires, allow researchers to gather information that is not only reliable but also valid.
Identify the instructions included in interviewer instructions. (4)
Start and completion dates
Sampling instructions
Detailed information on the nature of the study
Screening procedures
A biased variance that results from the measurement method used in a questionnaire instead of the scales used to obtain data is called
commone methods varience
A bias that occurs when the order of the questions, or of the closed-end responses to a particular question, influences the answer given is called
response order bias
steps:
Questionnaire design
- confirm reserach objectives and information requirements
- selecting an appropriate method of data collection
- Developing questoins and scaling
- determininr a layout and evaluating the wuestionnaire
- obtaining initila clinet approval
- pretestingm revising, and finalizing questionnaire
Identify a true statement about skip questions.
They help make sure that only specifically qualified respondents respond to particular items.
Jenny, an interviewer, requires a representation of six people from ArtJunk, four people from GoodNBetter, and seven people from DaintyPaint, all of which are art supplies companies, for the study that she is conducting. In this scenario, Jenny is using Blank_
quotas
