{"id":177,"date":"2017-05-07T05:53:16","date_gmt":"2017-05-07T05:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/srocereto\/?p=177"},"modified":"2017-05-22T03:43:22","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T03:43:22","slug":"the-results-are-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/srocereto\/2017\/05\/07\/the-results-are-in\/","title":{"rendered":"The Results Are In!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For my CTW class, we had to design a survey and distribute it to students attending Santa Clara University. I decided to make my survey about women&#8217;s equality on campus. Now that I had my topic, all I had to do was create the questions, right? Well&#8230;there&#8217;s a lot more involved with the design of a survey than you think.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 398px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/26xBI73gWquCBBCDe\/giphy.gif?response_id=592221ca4531536ce8c64423\" width=\"388\" height=\"239\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Giphy<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Some things to consider&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Types of Survey Questions<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Are your questions going to be multiple choice or free response? Will\u00a0there be a range of answers or simply &#8220;yes or no?&#8221; This is a very important concern to address when designing a survey because people might may or may not fill out your survey based on the style of questions you choose. I know for me personally, I would rather fill out a multiple choice survey than have to input my own responses. Call it lazy or a lack of thought, but I feel that most people would think the same as me.<\/p>\n<p>So for my survey, I chose to have multiple choice and Likert scale questions. I used the multiple choice for when I wanted to know a specific answer, like whether you were a female or male. I used the Likert scale questions so people could voice their opinions over a wider range of options.<\/p>\n<p><em>Survey Length<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The length of your survey is also an important factor to consider. No one wants to take a survey that will take them 15 minutes to fill out, especially if there&#8217;s no reward.<\/p>\n<p>For my survey, it took a maximum time of 3 minutes to fill out. A short survey increases the chances that someone will complete all of the questions and take the survey.<\/p>\n<p><em>Audience<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Who is this survey talking to? Are you directing your survey towards a specific audience?People will more likely fill out the survey if it applies to them. Otherwise, what&#8217;s in it for them? Taking your audience into consideration, it&#8217;s also important to know how you will distribute it and to whom.<\/p>\n<p>My survey focused on women&#8217;s equality at SCU, so I made sure to distribute my survey out only to people who currently attend Santa Clara University. I sent my survey out as a Google Forms to other people in my CTW class and to people in my dorm. However, my distribution system was flawed because only freshmen and a few sophomores completed my survey. Therefore, I can&#8217;t say that my results accurately represent the entire SCU population.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My Results<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For my survey, I received a total of 27 responses! This was a great number to receive considering the amount of people I sent my survey to. All of my questions were answered and I was able to analyze my data effectively.<\/p>\n<p>If you want direct data straight from the source, I highly recommend creating a survey! It&#8217;s as easy as 1, 2, 3<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/Rl9Yqavfj2Ula\/giphy.gif?response_id=59225da2d07a44df0103b4b8\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Done! (Source: Giphy)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For my CTW class, we had to design a survey and distribute it to students attending Santa Clara University. I decided to make my survey about women&#8217;s equality on campus. 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