Tuesday 15 April 2008

ENQUIRY B - Questionnaire

Possible questions could relate to:
*Length of travel
*Mode of travel
*Reason for visit
*Length of visit
*Frequency of visit
*Satisfied with range of goods/ shops
*Types of shops visited – see classification
*Maintenance of Solihull CBD
*Shopping patterns – other locations
*Reason for shopping in Solihull – advantages e.g. Convenience, range, accessibility, environment etc.
*Disadvantages of Solihull CBD
*Any facility lacking / suggestions for improving
*Rate Quality of goods sold
*How do they rate the appearance of Solihull?
*Parking facilities / provision
*Cleanliness / Environment
*Safety / pedestrianisation


When designing your questionnaire, consider ...

*Size of sample
*Layout – tally table, individual questionnaire,
*Number of questions

*Aims of questions – street appearance and shopping quality

*Types of questions – open ended / multiple choice/ closed questions – why?- consider ease of answering and easier to collate data and identify patterns
Any open ended questions – why?
*Reasons for specific questions

Questions need to be (i) short clear and easy to understand (ii) relevant to hypotheses (iii) in a logical and sensible order

Will your questionnaire be hand written or word processed – why?
Will you ask the questions and fill in the answers or did people do it for themselves – why?
Will you follow any selection procedures for asking people or will you try to select examples from each age and gender category – why? Bias?
Will you remain in one location to ask questions or choose different locations? – reasons?
How many questionnaireswill you conduct?

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