Perils and pitfalls of survey research

The various stages of a survey sampling, questionnaire design, and data collection all present potential problems. Decisions about sampling include the type and size of the sample as well as the selection of the population to be sampled. In questionnaire design, there are a number of stages, including wording the questions, pretesting the questions, and finalizing the questions. After determining the questions to be asked, the advantages and disadvantages of different data collection types need to be considered e.g., self-administered questionnaires, telephone interviews, or face-to-face interviews. A final concern is who will administer the survey.published or submitted for publicatio