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2. Questionnaires and Surveys Before you start. • Be clear about what it is that you want to find out. Before You Start I want to find out which type of books people like. I want to find out how many hours year 8’s spend watching TV. I want to find out how students travel to school. I want to find out how often students have school dinners and how much they like them.

3. Questionnaires and Surveys Writing the Questionnaire • Provide an introduction to your survey so that the person reading it understands its purpose. Introduction • This survey is to find out about people’s TV viewing habits. Please answer all the questions below. Thank you for your time. • This survey is to find out about students hobbies to help us decide whether we need more “after school” clubs. Please answer all questions below. Thank you for your time.

4. There are lots of different types of films that people like to watch such as Fantasy, Thriller, Romance, Horror, Comedy. Which of these do you like best or don’t you like any of them. Which type of film do you prefer? Fantasy Thriller Romance Horror Comedy None of these Questionnaires and Surveys Writing the Questionnaire • Ask short simple questions. Short and Simple   

5. Do you go to the gym? sometimes occasionally often How many hours do you spend at the gym each month? < 2 2 - 10 11 - 19 20 - 28 > 28 Questionnaires and Surveys Writing the Questionnaire • Avoid questions that are too vague. Too vague  

6. Do you agree that ITV has the best sports coverage? Yes No Which channel do think gives the best sports coverage? BBC1 BBC 2 ITV CH 4 CH 5 Questionnaires and Surveys Writing the Questionnaire • Make sure that you do not use leading (biased) questions. Biased  

7. Do you have a criminal record? Yes No Do you have any penalty points on your driving licence? Yes No Questionnaires and Surveys Writing the Questionnaire • Avoid questions that are too personal. Too Personal  

8. 1. Can you confirm that you will be voting Conservative? Yes No 2. What was the weather like on your summer holiday? Lousy Not bad OK Questionnaires and Surveys Questions Decide whether the following questions are: A. Too vague B. Too personal C. Biased Too personal and biased. Too vague

9. 3. How close do you live to your place of work? Close Fairly close Miles away 4. You don’t like going to the cinema do you. Yes No Questionnaires and Surveys Decide whether the following questions are: A. Too vague B. Too personal C. Biased Too vague Biased

10. 5. Have you ever cheated in an exam? Yes No 6. Do you agree that the recent floods are almost certainly caused by global warming? Yes No Probably Questionnaires and Surveys Decide whether the following questions are: A. Too vague B. Too personal C. Biased Too personal Biased

11. Introduction to the survey Yes and No answers. Single option response boxes. Answers organised by groups. Questionnaires and Surveys This completed questionnaire shows: Snapshot of TV Viewing last week We are doing a survey to help us get a snap shot of the viewing habits of the students at our school, over a 7 day period. Please  the appropriate box. Thank you.  Layouts 1. Do you have a TV in your bedroom? Yes No 2. How did you mainly view your TV last week?  Computer/Internet Satellite Cable Aerial 3. Which station did you mainly watch last week?  BBC 1 BBC2 ITV CH 4 CH 5 None of these 4. For how many hours did you watch TV last week?  < 5 5 - 12 13 - 20 21 - 27 > 27

12. Introduction to the survey Gender response boxes Answers with specific numerical values Answers mostly with specific numerical values Single option non-numerical response boxes Questionnaires and Surveys This completed questionnaire shows: Pets Survey We are doing a survey to help us find out about the number of pets owned by students of different ages. Please  the appropriate box. Thank you for your help.  1. Are you male or Female? M F 2. Which Year Group are you in?  7 8 9 10 11 3. How many pets do you have?  0 1 2 3 4 >5 4. What is your favourite type of pet.  Cat Rabbit Guinea Pig Horse None of these Dog

13. Questionnaires and Surveys Pilot and Sample Before starting the survey Pilot survey: • Test the questionnaire on a few people first to see if it works OK or needs amending. Sample Size and Type: • Decide on the size and type of sample that you intend to use. Will it be a simple randomsample or a stratified random sample?

14. Questionnaires and Surveys Possible Ideas for a Survey Ideas • Amount of pocket money received • Different Hobbies • Favourite Sports • Types of Computer games • Views on School Meals • Favourite types of book • Mode of transport and distance travelled to school/work Good Luck!

15. 4. You don’t like going to the cinema do you. Yes No 1. Can you confirm that you will be voting Conservative? 5. Have you ever cheated in an exam? Yes Yes No No 6. Do you agree that the recent floods are almost certainly caused by global warming? 2. What was the weather like on your summer holiday? 3. How close do you live to your place of work? Lousy Not bad OK Yes No Probably Close Fairly close Miles away Decide whether the following questions are: A. Too vague B. Too personal C. Biased worksheet Worksheet