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open ended |
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| respondent is asked to provide his or her own answer (fill in the blank) |
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Close ended |
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| respondent selects an answer from a list |
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Likert scale |
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| strongly agree, agree, n/a, disagree, strongly disagree |
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Contingency questions |
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relevant only to some respondents – answered only based on their previous response.
ex. if you answered yes to #6, respond to #7, 8 & 9. If you answered no to #6, skip to question 10. |
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Matrix questions |
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same set of answer categories used by multiple questions.
ex. Strongly agree, agree, indifferent, disagree, strongly disagree |
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warning mailings |
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cover letters |
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| includes institutional affiliation or sponsorship |
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General interview guide |
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- Less structured
- Just a list of questions and topics you want to cover
- No standardized order
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Standardized open-ended interview |
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- Much more structured
- Asks questions in a specific order
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Focus groups |
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- 12-15 people brought together to engage in guided group discussion of some topic
- Members are selected to represent a target population
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what topics are appropriate for survey research
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- Counting Crime
- Self-Reports
- Perceptions and attitudes
- Targeted Victim Surveys
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What are some guidelines for asking survey questions? |
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- Choices should be exhaustive and mutually exclusive
- dont use double barreled questions = asking 2 questions in one
- don't ask a leading question
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when constructing a questionnaire the format should be...? |
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- Critical, must be layed out properly and uncluttered
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What should you keep in mind/do when ordering a questionaire? |
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- ordering may affect the answers given
- estimate the effect of question order
- devise more than one version
- begin with the most interesting questions
- end with duller, demographic data
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explain how self-administered questionnaires work |
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- can be home-delivered
- mailed (sent and returned) survey is most common
- important to monitor returns
- use follow-mailing for respondents who have not mailed back
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What are some of the differences between in-person interviews and mail interviews? |
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- in-person interviews typically have higher response rates than mail surveys
- familar and precise
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What are the two variations of specialized interviewing? |
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- General interview guide
- Standardized open-ended interview
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