When it comes to getting a lot of information in a short period, a questionnaire may be the answer. Questionnaires contain lists of questions in open-ended or closed-ended formats. While it takes time ...

In 1997 questionnaire research was viewed by many scientists (including myself) as soft science and an “easy way to a quick publication”. The principles underlying high quality questionnaire research ...

Survey research is an important form of scientific inquiry1 that merits rigorous design and analysis.2 The aim of a survey is to gather reliable and unbiased data from a representative sample of ...

Primary research can be carried out in a number of different ways, for example surveys, questionnaires, focus groups or observations. A questionnaire is a set of questions to find out customers’ ...

A behind-the-scenes blog about research methods at Pew Research Center. For our latest findings, visit pewresearch.org. Pew Research Center conducts surveys all around the world on a variety of topics ...

In 2013, the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center Overuse Injury Questionnaire (OSTRC-O) was developed to record the magnitude, symptoms and consequences of overuse injuries in sport. Shortly afterwards ...

Background The Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center questionnaire on Health problems, recently updated to a second version (OSTRC-H2), has shown a greater ability than a traditional surveillance method ...