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 ...

Historically, public opinion surveys have relied on the ability to adjust their datasets using a core set of demographics – sex, age, race and ethnicity, educational attainment, and geographic region ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you are planning a research project, or just curious to learn more about research, you can use this guide to get an overview of some key terms. However, research methods vary hugely across ...

Applied psychologists and marketers in particular conduct research to choose one action over another. Through their research, market researchers want to answer questions such as: What price should we ...

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 ...