Survey Methods: Writing, Questions, Sampling Techniques, and Sample Size Determination, Thesis of Law

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SURVEY METHODS

Conducting the

Survey

1. Writing the questions: a) Open-ended questions b) Close-ended questions c) Partially open-ended questions d) Rating scale e) Likert rating scale f) Loaded question g) Leading question h) Double-barrelled question i) Response bias j) Demographic question

1. Mail Survey – a written survey that is self- administered.

Administering the Survey

2. Telephone Survey – a survey in which the questions are read to the correspondents over the telephone. 3. Personal Interview – a survey in which the questions is asked face-to-face

Sample Techniques

1. Probability Sampling – each member of the population has an equal likehood of being selected to be part of the sample. a. Random Selection – A method of generating a random sample in which each member of the population is equally likely to be chosen as part of the sample. b. Stratified Random Sampling – a sampling techinque designed to ensure that subgroups or strata are fairly represented. c. Cluster Sampling – a ssampling

Sample Size

Determination

• (^) Is closely related to statistical estimation.

1. Maximum allowable error
2. Population standard deviation
3. Degrees of freedom Sample for estimating the population area Sample size for estimating the population proportion