Psychology 2800E Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Random Number Table, Likert Scale, Cluster Sampling

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2800E
• Professor: Patrick Brown

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Ch 9: nonexperimental research, part 2: survey research (white) How a questionnaire is designed researchers often use existing questionnaires so they can compare their results with those of previous studies using the same instrument. Determine the purpose of the questionnaire first question to ask when designing a questionnaire is what do i expect to accomplish try to anticipate questions of interpretation that may arise when you have the data. Determine how the data will be analyzed should decide how the questionnaire will be scored and analyzed in advance of collecting data decide what statistscs will be used. Determine the method of administration four modes of administering surveys: 6. for each of the population subgroups or strata, assign each member a number from 0 to the required number use a random number table to select the appropriate number of subjects from each of the subgroups or strata.