Guide on Designing Questionnaires
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What is the main purpose of a questionnaire according to the text?

  • To contrast with surveys
  • To collect mass data for further analysis
  • To be a cheap, prompt, and efficient means of obtaining information
  • To gather standardized information about individuals (correct)
  • What does the text say distinguishes questionnaires from surveys?

  • Questionnaires do not collect mass data for further analysis (correct)
  • Surveys are used for scientific studies while questionnaires are not
  • Surveys are more structured than questionnaires
  • Surveys are more expensive and less efficient than questionnaires
  • What is key to good questionnaire design?

  • Using only open-ended questions
  • Defining the goals and aims of the research (correct)
  • Keeping the questionnaire short and concise
  • Allowing respondents to provide mass data for further analysis
  • What does the text say about the structure of well-designed questionnaires?

    <p>They are highly structured to allow the same types of information to be collected in the same way</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one potential pitfall of questionnaires?

    <p>They are not used necessarily in the right way</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Adolphe Quetelet invent through the use of questionnaires?

    <p>Sociology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text say is important to consider when designing a questionnaire?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are questionnaires considered a crucial part of research?

    <p>They help understand what people explicitly think</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was the first recorded instance of using questionnaires for research purposes?

    <p>1835</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of a questionnaire in research?

    <p>To gather information by asking questions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did Adolphe Quetelet use questionnaires to record physical characteristics of soldiers?

    <p>To apply rigorous methodologies from natural science to humanities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role do questionnaires play in understanding what people explicitly think?

    <p><em>They are central to finding out what people explicitly think</em>.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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