SEMESTER FALL 2011
Resarch Methods (STA630)
Assignment No. 2
Due Date: 27 December, 2011 Marks: 30
Assignment:
While designing a questionnaire, a researcher should be very careful and try to avoid the errors that
cause the hindrance in collecting the correct and appropriate information. Generally, following types
of errors are found in the questions.
a) Questions are ambiguous or vague
b) Questions are double barreled
c) Questions are leading
d) Questions are burdensome
e) Questions are loaded
You have been provided some questions that are part of a questionnaire. You are required to:
1. Identify the type of error(s) in the following questions 5*2 = 10
2. Correct these error (s) 5*4 = 20
Question 1:
Don’t you think that your organization should increase the salaries of employees in these days where cost of living rising everyday?
1. Yes
2. No
Question 2:
How much satisfied are you with the behavior of your boss and coworkers?
1. Highly satisfied
2. Satisfied
3. Neutral
4. Dissatisfied
5. Highly dissatisfied
Question 3:
Should Pakistani government accept Israel as a state and have diplomatic relationships, in spite of the fact that Israel is killing innocent Muslims in Palestine?
1. Yes
2. No
Question 4:
Is your organization providing health and life insurance to the employees?
1. Yes
2. No
Question 5:
How much your income is? _____________ Rupees
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SOLUTION:
Research Methods (STA630)
Assignment No. 2
Question 1:
Don’t you think that your organization should increase the salaries of employees in these days where cost of living rising every day?
1. Yes
2. No
Answer: No-1
Identification
This type of questions is called leading questions. This type of questions leads the respondent to choose one option over other by its wording. This left the researcher to aware of anything.
Correction
Don’t you think that your organization should increase the salaries of employees in these days?
1. Yes
2. No
Question 2
How much satisfied are you with the behavior of your boss and coworkers?
1. Highly satisfied
2. Satisfied
3. Neutral
4. Dissatisfied
5. Highly dissatisfied
Answer No-2
Identification
This type of question is called double barreled questions. Respondents are asked two in one question. The response has an ambiguous meaning and the researcher cannot certain of respondent‘s intentions.
Second identification is that is filter question that a respondent should minimize the chance of asking question copied from vu solutions that is inapplicable.
Correction
How much satisfied are you with the behavior of your boss?
1. Highly satisfied
2. Satisfied
3. Neutral
4. Dissatisfied
5. Highly dissatisfied
Question 3
Should Pakistani government acceptIsraelas a state and have diplomatic relationships, in spite of the fact thatIsraelis killing innocent Muslims inPalestine?
1. Yes
2. No
Answer No 3
Identification
This type of questions is called loaded questions. Most of the people are agreed on this type of questions because these are socially desirable. These types of questions hit the emotions of the people.
Correction:
Should Pakistani government acceptIsraelas a state and have diplomatic relationships?
1. Yes
2. No
Question 4
Is your organization providing health and life insurance to the employees?
1. Yes
2. No
Answer no.4
Identification:
This type of question is called double barreled questions. Respondents are asked two in one question. The response has an ambiguous meaning and the researcher cannot certain of respondent‘s intentions.
Correction:
Is your organization providing life insurance to the employees?
1. Yes
2. No
Question 5
How much your income is?
_____________ Rupees
Answer no 5
Identification:
This type of question are called ambiguous, confusable and vagueness questions. In this type of questions the Respondent is confuse to answer the questions.
Correction:
How much your monthly income is?
5000 Rupees
