Deck 11: Issues Related to Survey Data Collection

Question 1

Describe five categories of respondent information commonly obtained by way of research surveys.

Answer 1

Five categories of respondent information commonly obtained by way research surveys include (1) facts, such as demographics and personal history; (2) perceptions, which are statements about what the respondents think they know about the world; (3) opinions, which are statements of the respondents' judgments about events that have occurred or specific objects; (4) attitudes, which are the respondents' basic orientation toward ideas, objects, or events and can be the basis for respondents' opinions; and (5) behavioral reports, which are statements of how respondents choose to act in specific situations.

Question 2

List the stages included in the development of a research survey for use in data collection.

Answer 2

The 14 stages included in the development of a research survey for use in data collection include Stage 1: Stage Conceptualizing; Stage 2: Survey Design; Stage 3: Instrumentation; Stage 4: Planning; Stage 5: Stage Sampling; Stage 6: Training and Briefing; Stage 7: Pretesting; Stage 8: Surveying; Stage 9: Monitoring; Stage 10: Verifying; Stage 11: Coding; Stage 12: Processing; Stage 13: Analyzing; and Stage 14: Reporting.

Question 3

When planning the development of a research survey for use in data collection, the DNP researcher implements which action first?

A) Developing the budget
B) Drafting survey questions
C) Determining how concepts will be operationalized
D) Deciding on the nature of the sample that will be used

Answer 3

D
Explanation: When planning the development of the survey, Stage 1 is Conceptualizing, which includes deciding how concepts will be operationalized. Stage 2, which is Survey Design, includes deciding on the nature of the sample that will be used. Stage 3, which is Instrumentation, includes drafting survey questions. Stage 4, which Planning, includes budget development.

Question 4

Which stage of research survey development includes administering the survey to a small group of participants who are similar to the larger research sample?

A) Pretesting
B) Surveying
C) Verifying
D) Analyzing

Question 5

Explain the importance of gatekeepers to sample recruitment.

Question 6

Discuss factors that promote subjects' participation in a research project.

Question 7

When formatting a research questionnaire, the DNP researcher implements which recommendation?

A) Avoiding the use of numbers when sequencing questions
B) Using all capital letters to emphasize important information
C) Incorporating questions that consist of at least three sub-questions
D) Providing instructions at the beginning of each new group of questions

Question 8

Discuss the use of closed-ended and open-ended questions in a research survey.

Question 9

Explain sampling error in relationship to random and nonrandom sampling.

Question 10

Differentiate between cross-sectional and longitudinal research survey designs.