The best practice to conduct survey research is to define a clear, attainable goal for your survey. A research question is a way to help you define a clear goal to help you conduct your research. For example my research question is: What affect does socioeconomic status have on family involvement? Next, keep the more demographic question to the end. The best way to do this is to treat your survey like a conversation. Don’t make the survey long, keep it short but to the point where you get the information needed. On survey research make sure you focus on using close-ended questions. An example being: Did you enjoy the fun time activities, if so would you do them again? Who is the primary caregiver or do you have a one or two parent household? These questions are simpler for respondents to answer and will give you the data you need. Lastly, stay away from double-barreled questions, you do not want to ask two questions in one you will lose respondents interest and they will avoid taking it. An example being: Who is the primary caregiver or do you have a one or two parent household? These are the best practices to use when doing survey research.
The survey question I will use for my dependent variable is: On a scale from 0-10, how involved did you feel during the completion of the family fun activity? (Circle the number)
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0 (Not at all) 5 (Somewhat) 10 (Greatly)
The survey question I will use for my Independent variable is:
What’s your yearly income?
- 0-10,000
- 10,000-25,000
- 25,000-45,000
- 45,000-65,000
- 65,000-100,000
- 100,000+