how to write good survey questions
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How to WriteSurvey Questions
Good Survey Questions
• Survey Design• Set a goal• Who to ask• What to ask• How to ask• When to ask
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Survey design entails a lot more than asking questions, if you want to collect meaningful results that you can act on.
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It’s not just “what” to ask. You also need to consider:
• Why you are asking. • Who to ask.• How to ask.• When to ask.
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Survey Goal
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One, if not the most important step you can take in designing your survey, is to set a goal.
Your goal explains why you created the survey.
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Define Your Goal:
1 What do you want to know?
Why do you want to know?
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Seek stakeholder agreement on why you need a survey.
• What is the purpose?• What do you hope to achieve?
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Involving stakeholders early on in the design process will ensure:
• Your survey is a success.• You have an actionable plan.
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Set a survey goal.
Create an action plan.
Determine who to ask.
Get buy-in and sign-off.
Collaborate to:
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Create an action plan before launching your survey.
Get agreement from all stakeholders on the course of action based on the results.
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Who To Ask
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Define your target audience:
Gender or age group? 1
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Existing customers?3
Existing customers?
Focus group?
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Know your target audience.
• Your sample source should include all segments of the target population.
• Poor data quality results from a poor sample source.
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When crafting questions:
• Make sure that they are relevant to your audience.
• Use the language that your audience uses.
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What To Ask
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What to ask:
Only ask questions that meet an objective. 1
2 Never stray from your goal.2 Don’t ask if it strays from your goal.
Don’t ask if you are not going to act on it.3
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Introduce Your Survey:
• Start with an introduction that welcomes respondents and explains the goal of the survey.
• Set expectations as to how long the survey will take and why their response is needed.
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How To Ask
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Survey Question Type:
1 Quantitative Survey?
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Qualitative Survey?
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Use Qualitative Surveys To:
Define a problem.1
2 Explore nuances related to the problem.
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Qualitative Surveys:
• Ask “Why”.• Are open-ended.• Require text analysis to interpret
results. • Subject to interpretation bias.
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Use Quantitative Surveys To:
Quantify a problem.1
2 Understand how prevalent it is.
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Quantitative Questions:
• Ask What and When.• Are closed answer options.• Reduce survey fatigue.• Are easy to report on.
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Keep your questions:
• Brief• Relevant• Simple• Specific and direct
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Avoid:
• Leading questions• Loaded or suggestive questions • Double-barrel questions• Fatiguing question types – large tables, lots
of open-text questions• Sensitive questions• Highly technical language
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Question Sequence:
• Logical flow – start broad and narrow down.
• Consider the impact questions have on proceeding questions.
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General
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Use Survey Logic to:
• Keep questions relevant.• Shorten survey.• Improve data quality.• Reduce survey fatigue.• Increase survey completion rate.
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5When To Ask
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Know When to Survey:
Timing is key for collecting quality data. Seek feedback shortly after:
• Customer service interactions• Purchases• Events
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The longer you wait to seek feedback, the less likely respondents will be able to recall the experience.
• Follow up immediately for low-priced items and interactions.
• Wait longer (days) before seeking feedback on higher-priced purchases (car, appliances, etc.) as it takes more time to experience these items.
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Survey regularly and let your respondents know that you are taking action!
Their input:• Improves your business.• Builds trust and brand loyalty.
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