Survey Research Question Checklist

Survey research question:

 

Generic research question considerations:

 ___      The answer cannot be obtained through other means.

 ___      The topic is important to me. Indicate why.

 

___      I conducted research to develop my research question. Indicate key sources and findings.

 

___      The question has not been asked before, i.e. there is an element of newness.

 ___      I cannot predict the results prior to conducting the survey.

___      Readers will be interested in the findings. Indicate why.

___      Something can be done with the findings. What?

 

Survey-specific considerations:

___      The question relates to people/a group, and the group is accessible.

___      The question relates to people’s behavior, knowledge, attitudes, characteristics, and/or beliefs?

___      I have considered characteristics of the group in question which may impact the result. Indicate which ones.

 

___      The results will be quantifiable, that is, can be tabulated and presented in numerical form.

___      The main variables have been identified. What are they?

 

___      I have begun to think about how I will tabulate and analyze the results. Explain.