Surveys
Why Conduct a Survey? Collect data Compare results Prove a hypothesis
Types of Questions B e short and straight-forward L imited questions D ichotomous Questions Q uestions Based on Level of Measurement F ilter or Contingency Questions D emographic Questions O pen-ended questions?
Dichotomous Questions Yes/ No True/False Agree/Disagree Have you taken a PWP course? ____Yes_____No
Questions Based on Level of Measurement Nominal Level Education level: Interval level (Likert response scale) 1 = High school dropout 2 = High school diploma 3 = Associates degree 4 = Bachelor’s degree 1 strongly disagree 2 disagree 3 neutral 4 agree 5 strongly agree
Filter or Contingency Questions
Demographic Questions Why? “to see how closely the sample replicates the known population.” Allows analysis of sub-groups. Age Education Gender Race/Ethnicity
Open-ended Questions THEY ARE POSSIBLE Limit your survey to one open-ended question Be concise Correct: What would you improve about this course? Incorrect: After taking this course, would you change anything? If yes, what?
Electronic Surveys Google Forms Survey Monkey Typeform Survey Gizmo Zoho Survey Qualtrics
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Class Exercise 1.Create a 3-5 question survey 2.Respond to three classmates’ surveys 3.Analyze the data 4.Share!
Questions?