Explains what it means for a question to be “sensitive” and whether sensitive questions are an issue in their survey. Describes and justifies how they came to this determination. – Explains what it means for a survey to be anonymous and/or confidential. Describes the sampling approach they would use (random or non-random) and justifies their approach. Explains the specific methods and procedures they would use and the steps they would take.

Survey Research

You are interested in studying whether college students who are involved in risky/deviant lifestyles (partying, alcohol/drug use, etc.) affects their academic performance. To examine this relationship, you must create a survey questionnaire consisting of 15 questions. Specifically, five (5) questions must measure deviant lifestyles, five (5) questions must measure academic performance, and five (5) questions must measure demographics (e.g., age, sex/gender, race/ethnicity, year in school). Make all of your questions closed-ended. Furthermore,

Make sure that you only ask “good questions.” Lastly, create a good introductory spiel – this should be placed at the beginning of your survey. After you create your survey, answer the following questions in detail:

1. What does it mean for a question to be “good?” Be specific here about all the types of questions to avoid in a survey, and why. And what steps did you take to ensure that you created “good” worded questions?

a. Explain what a sensitive question is, and whether it is an issue in your survey. Why or why not?

b. Explain what it means for a survey to be anonymous and/or confidential.

2. If you were to administer this survey to college students, what sampling approach (random or nonrandom) would you use and why? Be detailed here – explain which specific type of sampling procedure you would use and how!

a. What would be your population? What is your sampling frame?

b. Will your sampling technique allows you to generalize back to this population? Why or why not?

c. Would sampling error be an issue? Why or why not?

3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using closed-ended questions? What are the advantages and disadvantages of using open-ended questions?

Your homework assignment must be:

– Typed using Times New Roman, 12-point font, and double-spaced.

– Includes a “good” introductory spiel

– Includes the required 15 survey questions. All the questions are “good” worded questions and are closed-ended

– Specifically explains what a “good” question entails and describes the steps taken to ensure “good” questions in their survey. Explains why these steps are necessary

– Explains what it means for a question to be “sensitive” and whether sensitive questions are an issue in their survey. Describes and justifies how they came to this determination.

– Explains what it means for a survey to be anonymous and/or confidential.

– Describes the sampling approach they would use (random or non-random) and justifies their approach. Explains the specific methods and procedures they would use and the steps they would take.

– Identifies the population their sample would be drawn from and the sampling frame

– Explains whether generalizations to the population can be made based on their selected sample. Describes and justifies how they came to this determination

– Explains whether there would be sampling error. Describes and justifies how they came to this determination.

– Describes all the advantages and disadvantages of closed-ended questions

– Describes all the advantages and disadvantages of open-ended questions