Surveys can help you answer various questions from what improvements to make in the workplace to which bulbs consumers consider the best. The surveys are anonymous and can be used by anyone to collect data. Follow these steps to take a survey that will allow you to have the answers you are looking for.
Steps
Part 1 of 4: What Information Are You Looking For?
Step 1. Decide what you want to know
The survey should be specific so directly address what you want to know. Work backwards and make a list of which responses you want to have at the end of your survey. Let a bright idea help you find the right direction
Part 2 of 4: Prepare the Questions
Step 1. Develop the questions
Be guided by what you are trying to find out. Divide the questions into manageable sections and direct them to the information you want to be able to obtain.
- Questions should be impartial and should not prompt a response. They must be specific in relation to the topic, but do not give any clue to the participants on what you think or on the answer you would like.
- Questions should be simple and carefully worded so that there is no confusion as to how to answer.
Step 2. Understand as many questions as necessary to get the information you are looking for
When choosing questions for the survey, be reasonable about the number of questions it will take to get the data you need; think about how you would feel if you had to answer an avalanche of questions when you are leading a busy life.
Step 3. Keep sensitive questions in mind
Attention to form the questions in a way that respects cultural, political, religious, gender and age sensitivities.
- It can also help steer clear of privacy concerns by telling people what you will do with the information, how it will be viewed by others (aggregated or disaggregated), if the data will be destroyed or retained, etc.
- Clearly explain whether people can remain anonymous or avoid answering certain questions. Sometimes it's better to get some answers than none, giving respondents the ability to avoid questions they don't feel comfortable with.
Step 4. Be clear and use your country's standard language, not conversational
Don't even assume that everyone "understands" what you mean; use language that people will understand.
Step 5. Use a question style that is consistent with your research discipline
Social sciences, science, marketing, etc. all have their own preferred methods of forming questions for a survey. If you are conducting a survey for university or for work, find out which method you need to follow and learn it before preparing the questions.
Part 3 of 4: Prepare the Survey
Step 1. Design the survey
With the questions ready, you now need to focus on the right survey layout. Follow the criterion of ease of use when preparing the layout and avoid having to write too many instructions.
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Put the survey questions in a logical order. If there are questions that are different and yet related, they should be grouped together so people can answer one "section" at a time. Depending on the information you are collecting for the survey, you may also want to divide the survey into separate sections.
For example, if you are creating a workplace survey, you can design it with an "environment" section, a "psychological condition" section, and a "productivity" section. This will make the survey easier to navigate by focusing the participant's thinking on each section
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Surveys can be typed and printed or designed online and sent electronically. Depending on the accessibility you can have towards the participants, you may prefer one solution or the other.
- It may be easier for you to get the survey personally if you have daily contact with the participants.
- However, if you want to target people across the city, region or state, an online survey may be better suited to your needs. Many online survey programs record the results for you.
Part 4 of 4: Analyzing the Answers
Make a Survey Step 8 Step 1. Analyze the data
Spend some time recording your findings and looking for recurring patterns in responses. According to the survey question format, multiple choice, fill in the blank, you may just have to count the number of responses you received for each question, or you may have to spend more time getting to the meaning of the answers to the more open questions
Make a Survey Step 9 Step 2. Improve the results
Don't let all the hard work you've done go to waste. Make the changes your survey results suggest and consider other results for the future
Make a Survey Step 10 Step 3. Finished
I hope he has discovered interesting things, solved problems or thought about some complicated challenge to be faced. Whatever the results, use the experience from this survey to improve future use of the surveys, and to try to make them better every time.
Advice
- Multiple choice for children should be organized as fun. For example: if you came home and found that you are missing your phone, what would you do, a. go and look for him, b. to think that a pirate or thief broke into the house and tried to make sure your mom wasn't in the bathroom !, c. die all day in fear. For the answer to multiple questions, you should have a result, such as: if you answered A you are adventurous, you love an intriguing mystery, if you answered B you have a huge fantasy, if you answer C you are shy and fearful, come out from under that shell!
- If you are doing the survey as a school-age project, keep it clear and fun too. For example, ask fun questions, such as: Would you rather eat a snake or get hit in the face by a goat? Also add some fun but serious questions, such as: if you could travel anywhere on the entire planet, where would you go?
