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How to Conduct A
Survey Online For
Dissertation Or
Thesis
Elements of Online
Survey
 Study the attitudes of the participants
 Study the factual information about the participants
 Study the needs or wants of the participants
 Attain the knowledge about a particular event or an
object
 Attain understanding with the self perceptions of the
participants
Step # 1: Formulate the
Survey
 Describe the concerned problem
 Categorize the concerned population
 Determine the variable s required to be
measured
Step # 2: Data Collection
Modes
 Telephone surveys
 Personal interviews
 Drop-off /Mailed questionnaires surveys
 Web-based surveys & email-based
surveys
Step # 3: Sampling Plan
 Select a sampling frame
 Select the sample size & sampling
fraction
 Select the participants 
 Select of method of representation of the
sample
Select the sample and start working
Step #4: Questionnaire
Development
 Develop suitable number of questions
 Criterion for each of the question should be
set
All the questions should be relevant to the
study
 None of the questions should be unethical
Step # 5: Field
Execution Adjust the length of the instrument
(questionnaire)
 Eliminate unnecessary questions
 Eliminate incompatible items
 Keep Back up for problems in participants
availability & accessibility
 Adjust the questionnaire according to the
receptiveness of the participants
Step # 6: Edit and Process
 Start coding the gathered responses
 Turn it into machine-readable form
 Reduce the associated errors
Step # 7: Analyze the Data
 Use Descriptive statistics
 Use Inferential statistics such as,
ANCOVA, SEM, regression, etc.
 Increase findings & conclude
 Turn it into a summary
Important Concerns of Online
Survey
 For telephone or personal interviews ensure
that there are trained interviewers
 Before conducting survey take an early
pretest
 Use the results of the pretest to refine
questions of the survey
Contact as
care@ exclusivewriter.co.uk
+44 20 8123 6122
www.exclusivewriter.co.uk
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How to conduct a survey online for dissertation

  • 1. How to Conduct A Survey Online For Dissertation Or Thesis
  • 2. Elements of Online Survey Study the attitudes of the participants Study the factual information about the participants Study the needs or wants of the participants Attain the knowledge about a particular event or an object Attain understanding with the self perceptions of the participants
  • 3. Step # 1: Formulate the Survey Describe the concerned problem Categorize the concerned population Determine the variable s required to be measured
  • 4. Step # 2: Data Collection Modes Telephone surveys Personal interviews Drop-off /Mailed questionnaires surveys Web-based surveys & email-based surveys
  • 5. Step # 3: Sampling Plan Select a sampling frame Select the sample size & sampling fraction Select the participants Select of method of representation of the sample Select the sample and start working
  • 6. Step #4: Questionnaire Development Develop suitable number of questions Criterion for each of the question should be set All the questions should be relevant to the study None of the questions should be unethical
  • 7. Step # 5: Field Execution Adjust the length of the instrument (questionnaire) Eliminate unnecessary questions Eliminate incompatible items Keep Back up for problems in participants availability & accessibility Adjust the questionnaire according to the receptiveness of the participants
  • 8. Step # 6: Edit and Process Start coding the gathered responses Turn it into machine-readable form Reduce the associated errors
  • 9. Step # 7: Analyze the Data Use Descriptive statistics Use Inferential statistics such as, ANCOVA, SEM, regression, etc. Increase findings & conclude Turn it into a summary
  • 10. Important Concerns of Online Survey For telephone or personal interviews ensure that there are trained interviewers Before conducting survey take an early pretest Use the results of the pretest to refine questions of the survey
  • 11. Contact as care@ exclusivewriter.co.uk +44 20 8123 6122 www.exclusivewriter.co.uk