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| - | The validity of the questionnaire depends on two principles: the theoretical foundation and the comprehensibility. For the latter, there are loads of good tips in books. But no tool is as good at finding problems as is a [[en:survey:pretest|Pretest of the Questionnaire]]. | + | The validity of the questionnaire depends on two principles: the theoretical foundation and the comprehensibility. For the latter, there are loads of good tips in books. But no tool is as good at finding problems as a [[en:survey:pretest|Pretest of the Questionnaire]] is. |
| Pretesters should not check spelling and grammar - this should be done prior to the pretest, otherwise problems with regard to content may not be detected. | Pretesters should not check spelling and grammar - this should be done prior to the pretest, otherwise problems with regard to content may not be detected. | ||
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| People know standard forms from different instances. These forms are usually labelled very short and precise: "Date of Birth", "Residence", "Address". What do you associate with these kind of forms? Petitioners, paperwork, and red tape. | People know standard forms from different instances. These forms are usually labelled very short and precise: "Date of Birth", "Residence", "Address". What do you associate with these kind of forms? Petitioners, paperwork, and red tape. | ||
| - | If you want your participants to feel comfortable during your survey, ask them proper questions ("Where did you spend your last holidays?" instead of "Last holidays:") and briefly explain the context of your questions (e.g. "Following we want to ask you a couple of questions regarding your last holidays.") -- especially when the topic of the questions changes ("The following questions relate to experiences during your last holidays"). | + | If you want your participants to feel comfortable during your survey, ask them proper questions ("Where did you spend your last holidays?" instead of "Last holidays:") and briefly explain the context of your questions (e.g. "Following we want to ask you a couple of questions regarding your last holidays.") -- especially when the topic of the questions changes ("The following questions relate to experiences on your last holidays"). |
| - | By asking questions a hint of a real conversation is created and participants get a better idea of what you want to know. Of course you don't need to exaggerate: sociodemographic data can still be asked for in a very precise fashion. However, a friendly "Finally, we want to collect some information about yourself" surely doesn't harm. | + | By asking questions, a hint of a real conversation is created and participants get a better idea of what you want to know. Of course you don't need to exaggerate: sociodemographic data can still be asked for in a very precise fashion. However, a friendly "Finally, we want to collect some information about yourself" surely doesn't harm. |
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