Quantitative Primary Methods: Questionnaires - Strengths and Weaknesses Flashcards
How many strengths and weaknesses will you need to know for questionnaires?
5 strengths and 5 weaknesses
What is the first strength of questionnaires? P, E, or T?
Practical strength is you can access a large sample of people
What is the first weakness of questionnaires? P, E or T?
Practical weakness is issues of literacy
What is the second strength of questionnaires? Is it P, E or T?
Theoretical strength of the sample being representative
What is the second weakness of questionnaires? Is it P, E or T?
Theoretical weakness is you don’t know if the person it has been sent to has answered it or someone else has
What is the third strength of questionnaires? Is it P, E, or T?
A practical strength of questionnaires is that they are quick and easy
What is a third weakness of questionnaires? Is it P, E or T?
A practical weakness is the response rate of the questionnaire
How low can some response rates for questionnaires be?
As low as 5%
What is the fourth strength of questionnaires? Is it P, E or T?
A theoretical strength is that it is easy to standardise
What is the fourth weakness of questionnaires? Is it P, E or T?
A theoretical weakness is that it they are low in validity
What is the fifth strength of questionnaires? (This is an ethical strength)
An ethical strength is that they protect the anonymity
What is the fifth weakness of questionnaires? Is it P, E or T?
A theoritcal strength is social desirability
Why is social desirability an issue for questionnaires?
Because the Questions could be formed in the way that only the researcher wants them to be
