Research Types: Surveys

Which of the following is a reason to use a survey?

• To influence the public through collection of responses from random populations

• To determine relations between variables

• To document information to be used in the future; to describe change

• Collection of information from a chosen sample

Identify 2 characteristics of surveys

• Observations done in natural environment or lab

• May attempt to influence a particular variable to attempt to prove the hypothesis

• Collection of information from a chosen sample

• May be cross sectional and longitudinal

What is an advantage of using surveys?

• Control of conditions

• Ability to gather information on one particular question

• Allows the study of many variables at once to understand interactions among them

• Provides information in a pure sense without intervention or influence

What is a disadvantage of using surveys?

• Relations between variables

• Observational details are fixed and cannot be modified

• Control of conditions is often difficult

• Validity of collected data depends highly on the methods for choosing the sample population and the way questions are

  asked

What is a survey?

• Method of research in which the researcher collects data by observing behavior or conditions and

  activities without influencing or interfering with that behavior

• Research method in which the researcher determines a question to be answered, develops a

  hypothesis, and collects data to determine the validity of the hypothesis

• Method to sample a portion of a population by asking a question, etc. in order to collect information

• Method of research conducted exclusively in uncontrolled environments

What is a common method for distributing surveys?

• Through direct observation

• Via online platforms or email

• By conducting experiments in a lab

• Through archival research

Which of the following is a type of survey question?

• Open-ended question

• Closed-ended question

• Both open-ended and closed-ended questions

• None of the above

What are two methods of surveying?

• tests and interviews

• experiments and questionnaires

• interviews and questionnaires

• case studies and experiments

Which of the following is most important when conducting survey research?

• Choosing a representative sample
• choosing a large sample
• choosing a biased sample
• choosing a sample that includes every member of the population