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Q4: Describe how you will measure all of your variables in your proposal, including survey names and references, as well as how you know they are valid and reliable measures.

Describe how you will measure all of your variables in your proposal, including survey names and references, as well as how you know they are valid and reliable measures.

Introduction

The purpose of this section is to describe how you will collect data from your intended population and what that process looks like. This includes who will participate in the survey and what kind of questions they’ll have to answer.

How will you identify and select the appropriate survey for your study?

In order to answer this question, you’ll need to have an idea of what questions are important in your study. What data do you want to collect? How can these questions be used in conjunction with other variables or theories? Once these questions are answered, then it’s time to find a way of measuring them. This can be done through either face-to-face interviews or online surveys (you should always consider using both).

What is your research design for collecting data from your intended population?

This question should be answered by identifying the following:

Your research purpose, which will help you determine the best way to conduct your study. For example, if you want to find out whether people would like to use a new product at work or home, then you need to define how you will measure this outcome (e.g., survey responses).
The type of sample that will be used in order to get an accurate picture of what they want/need/are thinking about when it comes time for them taking action on what they learned from us during this process; and finally answering questions like: Who are these people anyway; How many are there; Where do they live? What do we know about them already before starting our study so far today’s meeting here together today?”

Who will participate in this survey?

In your proposal, you will need to describe who will be the target population and sample population. The target population is all of the people who are eligible for your survey or study. The sample population is made up of individuals from this group who have agreed to take part in your research project. The outcome population is the group of respondents in each survey or study that you want to measure something about (e.g., attitudes toward health care reform). The control group consists of people who do not participate in any surveys or studies but have similar characteristics as those participating in other studies being conducted by your university department; these individuals serve as a comparison group so that we can see if there are any differences between our results and theirs on certain variables after taking into account all other factors affecting them (such as age).

What are the basic elements of your survey? (Attached) Describe each element with an example of how it might appear in a survey.

Describe the basic elements of your survey, including its name and purpose.
How will you identify and select the appropriate survey for your study?
What is your research design for collecting data from your intended population?

This section details how you will collect data from respondents, what that process looks like and what kinds of questions they will respond to.

Describe the survey process:

The first step in collecting data is to define the survey’s purpose and obtain approval from your supervisor or manager before starting your research. You’ll also need to decide on a method for questioning respondents (phone calls, email or text messages). Once this information has been determined, it’s time to create the survey itself! The first step here involves choosing an appropriate questionnaire design tool such as Survey Gizmo online questionnaire builder or Qualtrics survey software platform; these tools allow users to create their own surveys online through drag-and-drop functionality while providing instructions on each question type along with suggested answers so users know what kind of responses they should expect when filling out specific parts of their surveys (e.g., multiple choice questions). Once completed though there are still steps left before launching into live testing sessions where actual respondents participate–these include editing any errors found during coding processes followed by uploading files back onto secure servers where researchers can access them whenever needed without having access themselves via desktop computers

Conclusion

You will be conducting a survey. This section details what kind of questions will be asked and how they will be collected.