Questionnaires

Table of Contents

1. Questionnaires
2. Question 1: When to use a questionnaire
3. Question 2: Steps in designing a questionnaire
4. Question 3: Aims and use of existing questionnaires
5. Question 4: Designing the questionnaire
6. Question 5: Deciding the design
7. Question 6: The introduction to the questionnaire.
8. Question 7. Deciding the answers to questions
9. Question 8: Answers to questions
10. Question 9: Posing the question
11. Question 10: Improving response rates
12. Question 11: Face-to-face questionnaire - advantages
13. Question 12: Face-to-face questionnaire - disadvantages
14. Question 13: Telephone delivered questionnaires
15. Question 14: Self-completed/ postal questionnaires
16. Question 15: What happens after questionnaire design?
17. Question 16: Questions in the questionnaire
18. Question 17: Covering letter
19. Question 18: Recording the replies.
20. Question 19: Now what
21. Summary

Question 17: Covering letter

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What is the role of the covering letter? a) To persuade recipients to participate b) To encourage a prompt response c) To explain what is going to be done with the data and why we are doing the evaluation d) To give a detailed account of all the issues involved in this evaluation and why the respondent can help a) Yesa) The covering letter should try to persuade the respondent by saying about incentives, benefits to others of completing the questionnaire etc.b) Yesb) It should encourage people to complete it by a specific datec) Yesc) it should let participants know what their data will be used ford) No detailed accounts it should be short and to the pointd) No detailed accounts it should be short and to the point