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Glossary

Questionnaire

 

A research instrument used for collecting information from individuals. It contains a series of questions relating to the research aims, as well as questions about the individuals completing the questionnaires.

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Summary (bullet points)

  • Used for collecting information from individuals to address the research aims
  • Can be in paper form, electronic form, or via a combuter-based programme, such as Survey Monkey
  • Individuals (or groups) can complete the questionnaires by themselves, or with the help of someone else (usually the researcher)
  • The questions may be have responses which are numerical (numbers) or textual (words) or both

Classification (s)

Research term

Classification (s)

Method