Questionair Design

QUSTIONNAIRE
CONTENT
Questionnaire
Characteristics of the good
questionnaire
Functions
Types
Questionnaire as an instrument
Reliability
Validity
Constructing a questionnaire
QUESTIONNAIRE
A set of predetermined questions for
all respondents that serves as a
primary research instrument in survey
research.
Used to collect factual information
Consist of a form containing a series
of questions
CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD
QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Should be concerned with specific and relevant
topic
2. Should be short
3. Directions and wording should be simple and
clear
4. Questions should be objective
5. Embarrassing questions, presuming questions
and hypothetical questions should be avoided
6. Should be presented in a good order
7. Should be attractive, neatly printed and clearly
arranged
FUNCTIONS OF
QUESTIONNAIRE
DESCRITION:
The questionnaire provides description about
age, sex, marital status, occupation, income,
political affiliation religious affiliation, etc.
MEASUREMENT:
Measurement of individual and/or group
variables like attitude, opinion, traits and habits
of persons.
TYPES OF
QUESTIONNAIRE
Based upon the type of respond
required,
1. Fixed- response questionnaire.
2. Open- end questionnaire.
Based upon the method of

administering,
1. Mail questionnaire
2. Face-to-face administered questionnaire

QUESTIONNAIRE AS
INSTRUMENTS
Most survey research relies on the

use of questionnaire to measure
variables
Demographic variables
The accuracy and precision of
questionnaire requires expertise and
care in their construction
Self report scales
DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES
Demographic variables are used to
describe the characteristics of the
people who are surveyed.
Measures such as race, ethnicity, age
and socio economic status.
The accuracy and precision of
questionnaire as survey research
instrument depends upon the
expertise and care that go into their
construction
PREFERENCES AND
ATTITUDES
Individuals preferences and

attitudes
For example brand of coffee
preferred, attitude regarding public
issues
SELF REPORT SCALES
Used to measure peoples judgments or
attitude about items presented on the
scale
e.g., coffee, political candidates, life events
To determine differences among people on

some dimensions presented on the scale
e.g., personality traits, amount of stress
RELIABILITY
Reliability refers to the consistency of
measurement.
Reliable test should yield similar(consistent)
results each time it is taken
Common method: test- retest reliability
FACTORS AFFECTING RELIABILITY:

Number of items
Variability
Condition in which the questionnaire is

administered
VALIDITY
Itrefers to the truthfulness of a measure
Does it measure what it intends to
measure?
Assessing validity: Construct validity

Extend to which it measure the
theoretical construct it is designed to
measure.
Convergent validity
Discriminant validity.
CONSTRUCTING A
QUESTIONNAIRE
Deciding type, writing a draft, pretesting,
concluding with specific procedures.
STEPS:
1. Decide what information should be sought
2. Decide what type of questionnaire should be used
3. Write a first draft of the questionnaire
4. Reexamine and revise the questionnaire
5. Pretest the questionnaire
6. Edit the questionnaire and specify the procedures

for its use.
WORDINGS OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE:
Simplicityin language
Avoid ambiguity
Avoid vague words
Avoid embarrassing questions
Avoid double negatives
Avoid leading questions
Presuming questions
Hypothetical questions
ORDER OF THE QUESTIONS:
Begin with simple and general questions

No sensitive and embarrassing questions at
beginning
Move from general to specific in logical manner
Sensitive questions at the end
Demographic data should be obtained at the end
of self administering questions
Kahn & Cannel (1975)
funnel sequence: Start with broad
questions and gradually narrow down to the
specific questions related to the topic.
CONCLUSION
Questionnaire are the main and easy way

collecting data
But the questionnaire must be highly reliable
and valid.
Using standardized questionnaires will give us
the appropriate data and will yield a valid study
One must follow all the basic guidelines and
methods of constructing a questionnaire and test
it before using it.
REFERENCE
Singh,A.K. (1997). Tests, Measurements

and Research Methods in Behavioral
Sciences. Patna: Bharati Bhawan.
1.
Shaughnessy, J.J., Zechmeister, E.B. &
Zechmeister, J.S. (2006). Research
Methods in Psychology. (7th edition).
Singapore: McGraw-Hill.
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QUSTIONNAIRE

2. Open- end questionnaire.

Based upon the method of

2. Face-to-face administered questionnaire

Most survey research relies on the

Individuals preferences and

To determine differences among people on

FACTORS AFFECTING RELIABILITY:

Condition in which the questionnaire is

Assessing validity: Construct validity

2. Decide what type of questionnaire should be used

3. Write a first draft of the questionnaire

4. Reexamine and revise the questionnaire

5. Pretest the questionnaire

6. Edit the questionnaire and specify the procedures

Begin with simple and general questions

Questionnaire are the main and easy way

Singh,A.K. (1997). Tests, Measurements

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