How to Conduct A Survey Online For

Dissertation Or Thesis

Elements of Online Survey

Study the attitudes of the participants Study the factual information about the

participants Study the needs or wants of the participants Attain the knowledge about a particular

event or an object Attain understanding with the self

perceptions of the participants

Step # 1: Formulate the Survey

Describe the concerned problem Categorize the concerned population Determine the variable s required to

be measured

Step # 2: Data Collection Modes

Telephone surveys  Personal interviews   Drop-off /Mailed questionnaires

surveys Web-based surveys & email-based

surveys

Step # 3: Sampling Plan

Select a sampling frame Select the sample size & sampling

fraction Select the participants \ Select of method of representation

of the sample Select the sample and start working

Step #4: Questionnaire Development

Develop suitable number of questions Criterion for each of the question should

be set All the questions should be relevant to the

study None of the questions should be unethical

Step # 5: Field Execution Adjust the length of the instrument

(questionnaire) Eliminate unnecessary questions Eliminate incompatible items Keep Back up for problems in

participants availability & accessibility Adjust the questionnaire according to

the receptiveness of the participants

Step # 6: Edit and Process

Start coding the gathered responses

Turn it into machine-readable form Reduce the associated errors

Step # 7: Analyze the Data

Use Descriptive statistics Use Inferential statistics such as,

ANCOVA, SEM, regression, etc. Increase findings & conclude Turn it into a summary

Important Concerns of Online Survey

For telephone or personal interviews ensure that there are trained interviewers

Before conducting survey take an early pretest

Use the results of the pretest to refine questions of the survey

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