Transcript Instrumentation

Instrumentation
Questionnaire
• Clarify the purpose of survey
• Assure confidentiality of response(s)
• Clear instructions on how to answer (tick,
circle, rank, etc)
• Divide according to sections
• Closed-ended vs open-ended questions
• Refer to samples on page 31 and 77
Closed-ended questions
• Yes/No question
e.g: Are you an organ donor? Yes
Do you eat fast food? Yes
No
No
Scale questions
• Use quantifiers such as Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree
• Please indicate the level of agreement with each statement by ticking ( ∕ )
the appropriate column.
1. Organ pledging is very important
for everyone
2. Fast foods are cheaper
and faster to get
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree Strongly
disagree
Listing/ choice questions
• Provide items or choices for the respondents to choose.
For the question below, you may tick ( ∕ ) as many boxes as you think
appropriate.
Where do you get information about organ donation?
Friends
TV/ Radio
Newspaper
Internet
Magazine
Others, please specify ________
Ranking questions
•
Provide degree of preference or choice
Please rank the following criteria you use in buying a hand phone: ( 1 – most
preferred to 5- least preferred )
Size
Price
Function
Coverage
Brand Name
Category questions
• Ask respondents to identify the response provided in different categories,
for example, age range, monthly income, weight range, etc
Please tick ( ∕ ) in the appropriate space.
How much do you spend to pay the phone bill each month?
Under RM50
RM51 – RM100
RM101 – RM200
More than RM201
Open-ended questions
• Ask for opinions, ideas, suggestions or
comments. Answers can be lengthy.
e.g: What do you think about organ donation?
_______________________________________
____________________________
Interview
• Valuable information that might not be
answered with just a ( ∕ )
• Respondents’ feelings and beliefs about the
topic, in a two-way communication between
interviewer and respondent.
• Yes/ No question
• WH- questions
• Refer sample on page 34