involves collecting data to test hypotheses or to answer questions about people's opinions on some topic or issue.
Survey Research
an instrument to collect data that describes one or more characteristics of a specific population.
survey
________ is one in which data are collected from selected individuals at a single point in time. It is a single, stand-alone study
Corss-sectional survey
In a _______ study, data are colelcted at two or more times. These surveys are extremely useful for studying the dynamics of a topic or issue over time.
Logitudinal survey
examines changes over time in a particular poulation defined by some particular trait or traits.
Trend surveys
involves one population selected at a particular time period
cohort survey
involves a sample in which the same individuals are studied over time.
panel survey
addresses development or change in a previously studied population, some time after the original survey was given
follow-up survey
a written collection or survey questions to be answered by a selected group of research participants
questionnaire
an oral, in-person question-and-answer session between a researcher and an individual respondent
interview
most commonly, surveys consist of _____
structured items
requires a respondent to choose among the provided response options .
Structred Item
an ______ format, in which the respondent has complete freedom of response, is sometimes defended on the grounds that it permits greater depth of response and insight into the reasons for responses.