HST250H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Enquire, Structured Interview, Proprietary Format
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Lecture 8: survey research and questionnaire development: in research, when we want to know something, we have to options: To experiment and simulate: survey research is. Population: collection of individuals, community or nations that one wishes to make a reference to: guidelines for administration. Keep questionnaire and the questions simple: types of surveys. A structured interview where question is read word-for-word. May require selection and training of multiple interviwers. Provide brief explanation, answers questions, arrange for return of questionnaire. Have clear rules for determining who gets interviewed. Questionnaire delivered word for word by interview during a telephone call. Use adequate resources, many survey researchers employ multiple methods to ensure adequate and representative response rate. Doesn"t necessarily mean the study will be fatally flawed, just means you"ll have to. To examine how certain social factors influence other social factors over time. Point in time data is not a sufficient basis for making causal inference: panel studies vs longitudinal studies.
