POSTAL QUESTIONNAIRES

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	POSTAL QUESTIONNAIRES
	Advantages Quick, cheap and easy to produce Easy to collate data Trends are easy to identify Often a large sample	Disadvantages Low response rate Participant cannot ask about confusing questions Participants lie on questions and give the 'right' answer. This makes data unreliable Answer options are limited and 'other' is a vague option
	Evaluation Questionnaires are a quick and easy method to get data that is easy to collate together and identify trends from. However the trends and results found may not be valid as only certain types of people respond to questionnaires or only if they feel strongly about that topic. Therefore the sample is not representative and the results cannot be generalised..

POSTAL QUESTIONNAIRES

Advantages

Quick, cheap and easy to produce
Easy to collate data
Trends are easy to identify
Often a large sample

Disadvantages

Low response rate
Participant cannot ask about confusing questions
Participants lie on questions and give the 'right' answer. This makes data unreliable
Answer options are limited and 'other' is a vague option

Evaluation

Questionnaires are a quick and easy method to get data that is easy to collate together and identify trends from. However the trends and results found may not be valid as only certain types of people respond to questionnaires or only if they feel strongly about that topic. Therefore the sample is not representative and the results cannot be generalised..

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Report Fri 20th April, 2018 @ 12:19

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POSTAL QUESTIONNAIRES

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