Ambiguity in Data Collection Forms
/in Instrumentation Bias, Questionnaire Design Practices, Survey Research Practices /by Fred Van BennekomBernie Sanders Would Oppose Ranked Choice Voting
/in Questionnaire Design, Survey Administration Biases /by Fred Van BennekomConformity Bias: How Social Desirability Can Affect Survey Research
/in Survey Administration Biases, Survey Question Types /by Fred Van BennekomConformity Bias occurs when the respondent gives an answer that is socially desirable rather than an answer that reflects their true feelings. This bias in the data compromises the value of the data and our analysis.
Ranked Choice Voting – The Strategy To Winning RCV Elections
/in Survey Question Types /by Fred Van BennekomCurrent experience with an RCV election shows a lack of transparency, ease, or simplicity. But it’s not clear how to win RCV elections.
Visual Analog Survey Scale — A Pain-ful Misnamed Scale
/in Survey Scale Design, Uncategorized /by Fred Van BennekomHow a Bad Survey Checklist Question Can Confuse Findings
/in Questionnaire Design Practices, Survey Question Types /by Fred Van BennekomChecklist questions are one of the more common survey question types, and they are also used heavily in data collection forms, which are a form of survey. And for good reason. You can get specific, actionable answers to a question – if the question is written correctly. A poorly designed checklist question can hide problems and confuse interpretation.
Ranked Choice Voting: The Good, The Opaque, The End Game
/in Survey Question Types /by Fred Van BennekomRanked Choice Voting (RCV) is a different voting process that is being pushed due to purported benefits. This article describes the concept along with its pros and its cons.
Ambiguous Questions: The Biggest Mistake in Survey Question Writing
/in Questionnaire Design Practices /by Fred Van BennekomSurveys are conducted to learn how some group feels. If the survey questions are flawed, then we don’t learn and may be misled. Ambiguous questions — questions whose phrasing leads to multiple interpretations — are the single biggest mistake made by survey designers. And perhaps a fatal one.
Survey Question Type Choice: More Than One Way to Skin That Importance Cat
/in Questionnaire Design Practices, Survey Question Types, Uncategorized /by Fred Van BennekomVarious survey question types can be used to measure something. The choices have trade-offs between analytical usefulness of the data and respondent burden.
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