Yeah, I suggest picking up a book about survey writing for research. I
like Survey Research Methods by Fowler.
Also, simple small thing which can make a big difference: make sure to
the user how many pages/what page they are on.
On Jan 20, 2010, at 12:08 PM, Linda/JingYing Chen wrote:
Hi Everyone,
I am in the process of designing a survey for work. The survey
consists of
45 questions to be conducted online using a the Checkbox tool (
http://www.checkbox.com/ which seems to be down at the moment).
Because it is a lengthy survey, I am worried about a couple of things:
1. Does the number of question per page matter? If so what is the
average
number of questions a participant should answer per page before they
lose
patience?
2. Alternatively, what is the maximum number of pages a survey
should have?
3. 30 of the 45 questions will be requesting the answers to be on a
scale of
1 - 5. Each of these ratings will have an associate description.
What is a
good length (e.g. 4 - 5 words) for these rating descriptions?
3. And lastly, are there any good books / online resources that I
could use
to answer these questions?
Any response is much appreciated!
Take care,
lin.
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