Quantitative design: Ungraded review questions

Which of the following is NOT a reason for doing a pilot study? Spot errors and ambiguity in wording. Spot errors in the interface design and the protocol Find out how long it takes to complete the survey Increase the sample size by including data collected from the pilot study

Completeness Efficiency Insight None of the above If the survey is too long, the respondents might lose their patience. They might skip questions or didn’t answer the questions carefully. Therefore, it is better to keep the survey short by not including redundant questions. This is in alignment with which criterion of research design? Completeness Efficiency Insight None of the above

In a 5-point Likert scale “3” is regarded as the middle position In a 5-point Likert scale “3” is regarded as the middle position. Which of the following statements is false? “3” is ambiguous. It could mean “N/A,” “no opinion,” “I don’t care,” or “neither agree nor disagree.” Some researchers use a 4-point scale to overcome the problem of vagueness in “3.” Users should be allowed to choose “other” and then explain the answer. “3” is universally accepted as the middle position and thus the data are accurate.

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of online survey? Lower error rate More freedom (e.g. skip logic) Randomize item order to counter the testing effect Higher completion rate

Which of the following statement(s) is/are true? Survey data are not very accurate because people do not tell you the truth all the time. Behavioral data are collected in experimental setting. Researchers cannot use Web-based data collected by Google, YouTube, and Facebook due to ethical concerns (e.g. privacy). All of the above