Survey design/Readings
These recommended readings explain survey (questionnaire) design in more detail:
- Online articles
- Author unknown (nd). Smart survey design.
- Creative Research Systems (2008). Survey design: How to begin your survey project.
- Frary, R. B. (1996). Hints for designing effective questionnaires. ERIC Digest.
- Leung, W. (2001). How to design a questionnaire. Student BMJ, 9, 171-216.
- Pollograph (2008). Designing a survey.
- StatPac (c. 2007). Questionnaire design considerations.
- Book chapters
- Fowler, F. J., Jr. (2002). Designing questions to be good measures. In In F. J. Fowler, Survey research methods (3rd ed.) (pp. 76-103). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
- Google Books (Note: pp. 80-81, 87-89, 91-92, 95, 97, 100-102 are missing)
- html (earlier version, full text)
- Or contact the instructor for a full copy
- Nardi, P. (2006). Developing a questionnaire (Ch 4). In Doing survey research: A guide to quantitative methods (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson. eReserve
- Books
- Alreck, P. L., & Settle, R. B. (2004). The survey research handbook (3rd ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
- Backstrom, C. H., & Hursh-César, G. (1981). Survey research (2nd ed.). New York: Wiley.
- De Vaus, D. (2002). Surveys in social research (5th ed.) London: UCL Press.
- Dillman, D. A. (2007). Mail and internet surveys: The tailored design method 2007 Update with new internet, visual, and mixed-mode guide (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
- Frazer, L., & Lawley, M. (2000). Questionnaire design & administration: A practical guide. Brisbane, Australia: John Wiley.
- Tourangeau, R., Rips, L. J., & Rasinski, K. (2000). The psychology of survey response. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.