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The Questionnaire

The document discusses different types of questions that can be used in questionnaires to gather research data. It describes open-ended questions, closed questions like dichotomous, multiple choice, cafeteria, rank order, and contingency questions. The document also covers different rating scales that can be used like Likert scales, importance scales, bipolar scales and matrix questions to understand respondents' views, preferences, and other information. Questionnaires are a popular, cost-effective way to collect self-reported data from a target population for research purposes.

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The Questionnaire

The document discusses different types of questions that can be used in questionnaires to gather research data. It describes open-ended questions, closed questions like dichotomous, multiple choice, cafeteria, rank order, and contingency questions. The document also covers different rating scales that can be used like Likert scales, importance scales, bipolar scales and matrix questions to understand respondents' views, preferences, and other information. Questionnaires are a popular, cost-effective way to collect self-reported data from a target population for research purposes.

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THE QUESTIONNAIRE

Introduction:

Questionnaires are one of the most popular methods of conducting research. They provide a convenient
way to gathering information from a target population. They are cost-effective and easy to construct
and analyze.

Definition:

A questionnaire is a structured instrument consisting of a series of data prepared by researcher that a


research subject is asked to complete, to gather data from individuals about knowledge, attitude, beliefs
and feelings.

In other words, a questionnaire is a research instrument used for data collection. It is a set of questions
that may or may not provide with response alternatives which are to be answered by subject.

Types of Questions:

Open-Format/Open ended questions

Closed-Format questions

Closed-Format questions should be of the ff. subtypes:

Dichotomous questions - these requires the respondent to make a choice between two responses such
as Yes/No.

Example: Have you ever been hospitalized? YES/NO

Multiple-Choice questions - these questions require respondents to make a choice between more than
two response alternatives.

Example: Which of the following disease is sexually transmitted?

Cafeteria questions - these are special type of questions that ask the respondents to select a response
that most closely corresponds to their views.

Example: What do you think about hormone therapy?

Rank Order questions - these questions ask respondents to rank their responses from most favorable to
least favorable.

Example: What according to you is most important for your life. Rank from most favorable to least
favorable. a. Money. b. Education c. Family d. Health
Contingency questions - a question that is asked further only if the respondents gives a particular
response to previous questions.

Example: Are you stressed? a. No b. Yes, if yes what are the reason?

Rating questions - these questions ask respondents to judge something along an ordered dimension.
Respondent is asked to rate a particular issue on a scale that ranges from Poor to Good. They may
provide a number of choices.

Example: How you rank the Education quality in India?

Good Fair Poor Very Poor

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Importance questions - in this respondents are asked to rate the importance of a particular issue, on a
rating scale of 1-5. This helps to know that the things/issues that are important to a respondent.

Example: Exercising everyday is ...... for the health.

Extremely Important Very Important Some what Not very important Not at all important
important
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Likert questions - helps to know how strongly the respondent agrees with a particular statement.

These questions help ro assess how respondent feels towards a certain issues.

Example: This community a good place to raise children?

Strongly agree Agree Disagree Strongly disagree

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Bipolar questions - these are the questions that have two extreme answers. Respondents has to mark
his or her response between two opposite ends of the scale.

Example: What is your balance of preference here?

* I like going for walks

* I like watching movie

Matrix questions - it includes multiple questions and identical response categories are assigned.

Example: Please let us know your weekly schedule of the following:

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

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