Questionnaires and Interviews

Question 1

What is a questionnaire?

Answer 1

Set of questions designed to obtain data

Question 2

What is an open question?

Answer 2

No suggested answers

Question 3

What is a closed question?

Answer 3

Set of answers to choose from

Question 4

What should questionnaires do?

Answer 4

1. Avoid leading/complex questions
2. No overlapping intervals
3. Include a time frame
4. Cover all possible answers

Question 5

What are the advantages of an anonymous questionnaire?

Answer 5

1. More likely to be honest and answer personal questions
2. Quick and cheap
3. No interviewer bias
4. Good for large samples`

Question 6

What are the disadvantages of an anonymous questionnaire?

Answer 6

1. May not understand questions or the respondent’s answer

2. Lower response rate

Question 7

What is an interview?

Answer 7

A structured conversation that gathers self-report data

Question 8

What are the advantages of an interview?

Answer 8

1. Questions and answers can be explained

2. High response rate

Question 9

What are the disadvantages of an interview?

Answer 9

1. Less likely to be honest and to answer personal questions
2. Can be expensive
3. Interviewer bias