Chapter 8 Logical Sequence & Order of Survey Questions
Question Type Asled Prior to Major Sections/Blacks of Questions or Changes in Question Format
Transition Statements
Question Type Asked in Last Section of Survey
Classification, Demographic & Sensitive Questions
Question Type that would be Asked in the Middle of the Survey
Cognitively Complex & Difficult
First Question Type Asked on Survey
Screening Questions
Second Question Type Asked on Survey
Warm-Up Questions
What is the purpose of a Classification/Demographic Question in the logical survey sequence? a. Questions that respondents consider to be "personal" (and maybe even offensive) may cause respondents to stop taking the survey so being placed here will allow for rest of survey to be completed even if they stop taking when they reach the "too personal" question(s). b. Used to exclude respondents the researcher doesn't desire to be included in the survey. c. Notifies the respondent that the next set
a. Questions that respondents consider to be "personal" (and maybe even offensive) may cause respondents to stop taking the survey so being placed here will allow for rest of survey to be completed even if they stop taking when they reach the "too personal" question(s).
What is the purpose of a screening question's location in the logical survey sequence? a. Questions that respondents consider to be "personal" (and maybe even offensive) may cause respondents to stop taking the survey so being placed here will allow for rest of survey to be completed even if they stop taking when they reach the "too personal" question(s). b. Used to exclude respondents the researcher doesn't desire to be included in the survey. c. Once a respondent has committed to completing th
b. Used to exclude respondents the researcher doesn't desire to be included in the survey.
What is the purpose of a Transition Statement or Question in the logical survey sequence? a. Questions that respondents consider to be "personal" (and maybe even offensive) may cause respondents to stop taking the survey so being placed here will allow for rest of survey to be completed even if they stop taking when they reach the "too personal" question(s). b. Used to exclude respondents the researcher doesn't desire to be included in the survey. c. Notifies the respondent that the next set of
c. Notifies the respondent that the next set of questions will be different from the last set of questions.
What is the purpose of a Warm-Up question's location in the logical survey sequence? a. Questions that respondents consider to be "personal" (and maybe even offensive) may cause respondents to stop taking the survey so being placed here will allow for rest of survey to be completed even if they stop taking when they reach the "too personal" question(s). b. Used to exclude respondents the researcher doesn't desire to be included in the survey. c. Notifies the respondent that the next set of quest
d. Easy to answer questions that gets respondent into the "flow" of answering questions.
What is the purpose of a Cognitively Complex & Difficult to answer question's location in the logical survey sequence? a. Questions that respondents consider to be "personal" (and maybe even offensive) may cause respondents to stop taking the survey so being placed here will allow for rest of survey to be completed even if they stop taking when they reach the "too personal" question(s). b. Used to exclude respondents the researcher doesn't desire to be included in the survey. c. Notifies the res
e. Once a respondent has committed to completing the survey they are more likely to answer complicated questions.