Questionnaire Design

A good questionnaire should

• give accurate and relevant information to your reserch methodology

• maximize potential sources of bias

• likely be incompleted

• produce data that can be generalized to other populations

The advantages of questionnaires include

• can provide quality answers

• can be analyzed independently using Microsoft Word

• big data can be obtained easily

• missing data can be obtained smoothly

The following are the types of questionnaire, EXCEPT

• Self-reported questionnaire

• Postage questionnaire

• Face to face

• Systematic Review

This is the drawback of self-reported questionnaire

• Misinterpretation of the question

• Cheap and easy to administer

• Preserves confidentiality

• Completed at respondent's convenience

This is the benefit of questionnaire that is administered by an interviewer

• longer time to be with the respondent

• interviewer can influence the answer

• require more budget

• can assist illiterate respondent

Questionnaire design should be adapted according to the following study population demographic, EXCEPT

• Language

• Occupation

• Education

• Family tree

The following are the items to be considered in designing the questions, EXCEPT

• Content

• Format

• Layout

• Cost

What makes a well designed questionnaire?

• User-friendly

• Long enough

• Complex

• Open-ended question

What is a funnel technique?

• ask general questions before specific questions

• ask specific questions before general questions

• ask open-ended questions before closed-ended questions

• ask leading questions before probing questions

The information bias related to the interviewers' interpretations is

• observer bias

• recal bias

• non-response bias

• random bias