Bad Survey Questions

EXAMPLES OF BAD QUESTIONS & SUGGESTIONS OF HOW TO FIX THEM Double pose question Please predict how much you run or disagree with each of the pursual statements well-nigh the childc be program. erroneous I feel welcomed by staff and former(a) youth at the center Correction I feel welcomed by staff at the center I feel welcomed by former(a) youth at the center Biased/leading question Incorrect Community organizing is hard. Do leadership trainings help you feel prepared for residential area organizing? Much to a greater extent prepared Slightly more prepared sanely more prepared Not more preparedCorrect The leadership trainings prepare me for companionship organizing. powerfully agree Double Negative Incorrect Does it seem bailiwickable or does it seem impossible to you that the Nazi extermination of the Jews never happened? (22%) truly possible Impossible Correct Do you doubt that the Holocaust real happened or not? (9%) genuinely possible Impossible Possible Very impossib le Possible Very impossible Agree differ powerfully disagree EVALUATING SURVEYS The following are additional examples of bad survey questions. As a group, apply our class discussion, evaluating each question and its response choices to tell one error in each question (ie. ouble barreled). Explain the caper that your group identifies in each question and propose an alternative that solves the problem. 1. more(prenominal) people have attended the movie, Gone with the Wind, than any other interrogative picture produced this century. Have you seen this movie? Yes No 2. In your opinion, how would you rate the f number and trueness of your work? Excellent Good Fair Poor 3. Did you starting hear somewhat the bombing ______ from a friend or relative ______ from your spouse ______ from a newspaper ______ at work ______ from the television or radio or other electronic media 4.How do you feel just about the following statement? We should not reduce military spending. powerfully agree Agree Disagree Strongly disagree 5. People jump up in every(prenominal) different types of families. What type of family did you grow up in? ______Mom as single refer ______Dad as a single parent ______Both Mom and Dad 6. Where do you abbreviate most or all of your information about watercourse events in the nation and the world? __radio __Newspapers __Magazines __internet 7. higher(prenominal) than single-family density is acceptable in roll to make housing affordable. Strongly Undecided Disagree Strongly Disagree Agree Agree 1 2 3 4 5CORRECTING SURVEYS The following are some suggestions of how to localization the problems of the survey questions found on the prior page. 1. fuss Biased/ jumper cable source Have you seen the movie Gone with the Wind? Yes No 2. Problem Double Barreled Solution In your opinion, how would you rate the speed of your work? Excellent Good Fair Poor In your opinion, how would you rate the accuracy of your work? Excellent Good Fair Poor 3. Problem Categories are not Mutually exclusive Solution Did you first hear about the bombing ____ from a friend ____ from a relative ____ from a media antecedent 4.Problem Double Negative Solution How do you feel about the following statement? We should reduce military spending. Strongly agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree 5. Problem Categories are not Exhaustive Solution People grow up in all types of families. What type of family did you grow up in? ____two biological parents ____one biological parent & a footprint parent ____ mom as a single parent ____ dadaism as a single parent ____ with a relative other than my biological parents ____ in foster care ____ with adoptive parent(s) 6.Problem Double Barreled Solution Which media source do you rely on most to get information about current events involving the nation? ___radio ___ Newspapers __Magazines ___ Internet Which media source do you rely on most to get information about current events involving the world? ___radio ___ Newspaper s __Magazines ___ Internet 7. Problem Ambiguous Solution In order to make housing affordable, is it acceptable to build housing whose buildings hold more than one family? Strongly agree Agree Undecided Disagree Strongly Disagree