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264a Marketing Research 1
Principles of Questionnaire Writing
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Principles of Questionnaire Writing
• Be clear and precise.
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Principles of Questionnaire Writing
• Be clear and precise.• Bad: “Tell me what you think about this product?”
• Good “On a scale from 1 to 10 how fresh is this bagel?”
(circle one)
Very Stale 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Very Fresh
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Principles of Questionnaire Writing
• Be clear and precise.
• Response choices should not overlap.
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Principles of Questionnaire Writing
• Be clear and precise.
• Response choices should not overlap.• Bad: What is your income level?
$0 - $10,000
$10,000 - $20,000
$20,000 - $30,000
$30,000 or more.
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• Be clear and precise.
• Response choices should not overlap.
• Use natural and familiar language.
Principles of Questionnaire Writing
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• Be clear and precise.
• Response choices should not overlap.
• Use natural and familiar language.• Bad: “Moribund 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Lively”
Principles of Questionnaire Writing
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Principles of Questionnaire Writing
• Be clear and precise.
• Response choices should not overlap.
• Use natural and familiar language.
• Do not use words or phrases that show bias.
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Principles of Questionnaire Writing
• Be clear and precise.
• Response choices should not overlap.
• Use natural and familiar language.
• Do not use words or phrases that show bias.• Bad: “Why isn’t this brand better liked?”
• Good: “What is it that you like least about this brand?”
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Principles of Questionnaire Writing
• Be clear and precise.
• Response choices should not overlap.
• Use natural and familiar language.
• Do not use words or phrases that show bias.
• Avoid double-barreled questions.
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Principles of Questionnaire Writing
• Be clear and precise.
• Response choices should not overlap.
• Use natural and familiar language.
• Do not use words or phrases that show bias.
• Avoid double-barreled questions.• Bad: “Do you like the taste and the feel of this brand?”
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Principles of Questionnaire Writing
• Be clear and precise.
• Response choices should not overlap.
• Use natural and familiar language.
• Do not use words or phrases that show bias.
• Avoid double-barreled questions.
• State explicit alternatives.
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Principles of Questionnaire Writing• Be clear and precise.
• Response choices should not overlap.
• Use natural and familiar language.
• Do not use words or phrases that show bias.
• Avoid double-barreled questions.
• State explicit alternatives.• “Does it seem possible or does it seem impossible to
you that the Nazi extermination of the Jews never happened?”
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Principles of Questionnaire Writing
• Be clear and precise.
• Response choices should not overlap.
• Use natural and familiar language.
• Do not use words or phrases that show bias.
• Avoid double-barreled questions.
• State explicit alternatives.
• Questions should be reliable and valid.
