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Questionnaires and Surveys Before you start. • Be clear about what it is that you want to find out. I want to find out which type of books people like. I want to find out how many hours year 8’s spend watching TV. I want to find out how students travel to school. I want to find out how often students have school dinners and how much they like them. Before You Start
Questionnaires and Surveys Writing the Questionnaire • Provide an introduction to your survey so that the person reading it understands its purpose. • This survey is to find out about people’s TV viewing habits. Please answer all the questions below. Thank you for your time. Introduction • This survey is to find out about students hobbies to help us decide whether we need more “after school” clubs. Please answer all questions below. Thank you for your time.
Questionnaires and Surveys Writing the Questionnaire • Ask short simple questions. There are lots of different types of films that people like to watch such as Fantasy, Thriller, Romance, Horror, Comedy. Which of these do you like best or don’t you like any of them. Short and Which type of film do you prefer? Simple Fantasy Thriller Romance Horror Comedy None of these
Questionnaires and Surveys Writing the Questionnaire • Avoid questions that are too vague. Do you go to the gym? sometimes occasionally often How many hours do you spend at the gym each month? <2 2 - 10 11 - 19 20 - 28 > 28 Too vague
Questionnaires and Surveys Writing the Questionnaire • Make sure that you do not use leading (biased) questions. Do you agree that ITV has the best sports coverage? Biased Yes No Which channel do think gives the best sports coverage? BBC 1 BBC 2 ITV CH 4 CH 5
Questionnaires and Surveys Writing the Questionnaire • Avoid questions that are too personal. Do you have a criminal record? Yes No Too Personal Do you have any penalty points on your driving licence? Yes No
Questionnaires and Surveys Decide whether the following questions are: A. Too vague B. Too personal C. Biased 1. Can you confirm that you will be voting Conservative? Yes No l ona s per sed. o To d bia an 2. What was the weather like on your summer holiday? Lousy Not bad OK o To e agu v Questions
Questionnaires and Surveys Decide whether the following questions are: A. Too vague B. Too personal C. Biased 3. How close do you live to your place of work? e u vag o To Close Fairly close Miles away 4. You don’t like going to the cinema do you. d Yes No e ias B
Questionnaires and Surveys Decide whether the following questions are: A. Too vague B. Too personal C. Biased 5. Have you ever cheated in an exam? Yes No o To l ona ers p 6. Do you agree that the recent floods are almost certainly caused by global warming? Yes No Probably d ase Bi
Questionnaires and Surveys This completed questionnaire shows: Introduction to the survey Snapshot of TV Viewing last week We are doing a survey to help us get a snap shot of the viewing habits of the students at our school, over a 7 day period. Please the appropriate box. Thank you. 1. Do you have a TV in your bedroom? Yes and No answers. No 2. How did you mainly view your TV last week? Cable Satellite Aerial Computer/Internet 3. Which station did you mainly watch last week? BBC 1 BBC 2 ITV CH 4 CH 5 None of these 4. For how many hours did you watch TV last week? <5 5 - 12 13 - 20 Single option response boxes. 21 - 27 > 27 Answers organised by groups. Layouts
Questionnaires and Surveys This completed questionnaire shows: Introduction to the survey Pets Survey We are doing a survey to help us find out about the number of pets owned by students of different ages. Please the appropriate box. Thank you for your help. M 1. Are you male or Female? 2. Which Year Group are you in? 8 7 9 3. How many pets do you have? 0 1 2 10 3 Gender response boxes F 11 4 >5 4. What is your favourite type of pet. Dog Cat Rabbit these Guinea Pig Horse None of Answers with specific numerical values Answers mostly with specific numerical values Single option non-numerical response boxes
Questionnaires and Surveys Before starting the survey Pilot survey: • Test the questionnaire on a few people first to see if it works OK or needs amending. Sample Size and Type: • Decide on the size and type of sample that you intend to use. Will it be a simple random sample or a stratified random sample? Pilot and Sample
Questionnaires and Surveys Possible Ideas for a Survey • Amount of pocket money received • Different Hobbies • Favourite Sports • Types of Computer games • Views on School Meals • Favourite types of book • Mode of transport and distance travelled to school/work Ideas Good Luck!
Decide whether the following questions are: worksheet A. Too vague B. Too personal 1. Can you confirm that you will be voting Conservative? Yes No Not bad OK 3. How close do you live to your place of work? Close 4. You don’t like going to the cinema do you. Yes 2. What was the weather like on your summer holiday? Lousy C. Biased Fairly close Miles away No 5. Have you ever cheated in an exam? Yes No 6. Do you agree that the recent floods are almost certainly caused by global warming? Yes No Probably Worksheet
