PREPARING A QUESTIONNAIRE FOR A SMALL STUDY

What is a Questionnaire?

• A report of data collection.

• An instrument used to gather information.

• A list of questions to be answered by researchers.

An/ A ___ involves presenting questions on paper or online for participants to complete on their own.

• survey

• interview

• observation

An/ A___ involves asking the questions orally.

• survey

• interview

• observation

___ questions provide options to the respondents and require them to choose one or more items from the list.

• Open-ended

• Close-ended

• Choice-ended

___ questions allow the respondent to express their opinions freely and they are not restricted by the options.

• Open-ended

• Close-ended

• Choice-ended

___ deals with the data and numbers and relies on statistical analysis to address research questions.

• Qualitative research

• Quantitative research

• Mixed methods research

___ usually have 5 or 7 points and are commonly used for assessing attitudes or giving opinions.

• Likert scale questions

• Demographic questions

• Ranking questions

Which one of the following is more likely to have study populations (sample size) that are very large?

• Qualitative research

• Quantitative research

Below are the types of Survey Questions. Which of the following is wrong?

• Open Ended Question

• Likert Scale Questions

• Simple Question

A well-designed questionnaire should meet the ___

• title of the study.

• objectives of the study

• needs of the respondents