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- | A pretest takes -- depending on the care taken during the design of the questionnaire -- between one hour and several days. Investing this time is worthwhile though, since a several fold will be saved when analysing the data. Further, data quality will be higher and rates of discontinuation lower. | + | A pretest takes -- depending on the care taken during the design of the questionnaire -- between one hour and several days. Investing this time is worthwhile though, since a severalfold |
- You need approx. 5 people who only know little about your study (just like your later participants). Ideally, this will be people from your target population -- they can often be found in the family, the friend circle or the canteen. For the latter, a laptop with wireless internet connection can prove very useful. | - You need approx. 5 people who only know little about your study (just like your later participants). Ideally, this will be people from your target population -- they can often be found in the family, the friend circle or the canteen. For the latter, a laptop with wireless internet connection can prove very useful. |