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By
Sunandamma, M
Research Scholar
DOS in Library and Information Science
University of Mysore
Mysore
Research Guide
Dr. P. Sarasvathi
Senior Assistant Librarian
DOS in Library and Information Science
University of Mysore
Mysore
3. Instrument drafting:
After determining the data required for the study firstly, a broad
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John Smith
R&D Manager
Roy Wilkinson
Head of metalurgical
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Bob Johnson
Lab assistant
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It asks for and obtains all the information required for achieving the
research at objectives.
It contains questions relevant to the study and does not include any
irrelevant and unimportant questions.
It does not aim at obtaining any information which can be more accurately
and effectively obtained by other data-gathering methods like observation.
It contains no questions that are unclear, ambiguous, double, leading,
loaded or uninformative, and long.
It contains no open-ended or discussion questions unless they are
absolutely necessary.
It does not contain questions which are beyond the memory span of
respondent
It contain questions that can be answered as quickly and easily as
possible.
It avoids unwarranted presumptions about the respondents.
It does not restrict the choices of answers so as to bias or distort replies to
be given.
choices to closed questions are adequate, reasonable, unidimensional and
logically consistent.
Questionnaire
OPINIONNAIRE
Opinionnaire is a list of questions or statements
pertaining to an issue or programmer. It is
used to study the opinions of people on
specific issue. It is commonly used in opinion
polls. People are asked to express their
responses to the listed questions or reactions
to the listed statements.
Inventories
1. An inventory is essentially a list that the respondent is asked to mark or check
in a particular way. Some examples of inventories are:
2. List of interest: The respondents are asked to check those things that interest
them a lot.
3. List of personality traits: people are asked to check which of these apply to
them.
4. List of spare-time activities: people are asked to check the activity engaged
most often.
5. perceived effects of T.V.( simulation of Activities ): the respondents may be
asked to check true or untrue the following items:
a. I have copied the way the people dress on TV
b. I have made things after they have been shown on TV.
c. I have purchased a particular brand after seeing its advertisement on TV.
d. I have gone to an art gallery after seeing it on TV, and so on.
e. Inventories can be constructed with various purposes in mind or to test
particular hypothesis. They invariable form part of a questionnaire/
schedule.
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Disadvantages
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lack of money
The interviewer can affect the data if he/she is not consistent.
It is very time consuming.
It is not used for a large number of people.
The Interviewer may be biased and ask closed questions.
Conclusion
This method of data collection is very useful in extensive enquiries and can lead to
fairly reliable results. It is, however, very expensive and is usually adopted in
investigations conducted by governmental agencies or by some big organisations.
Population census all over the world is conducted through this method.
References
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