TY  - JOUR
T1  - A Study of Major Steps in Constructing Quantitative Survey:
A Guide for Researchers
AU - Ali Siming, Insaf AU - Anthony, Elizabeth M. AU - Ahmed Channa, Mansoor AU - Mujtaba Asad, Muhammad 
JO  - The Social Sciences
VL  - 12
IS  - 3
SP  - 363
EP  - 369
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1818-5800
DO  - sscience.2017.363.369
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2017.363.369
KW  - researchers
KW  -Quantitative
KW  -questionnaire
KW  -survey
KW  -structure
KW  -piloting
AB  - The present research study is an attempt to describe the various steps undertaken in constructing
survey for researches. Although, the word survey used as an umbrella in research context covers all the main
instruments of research investigation such as questionnaire, interview and class observation but here it focuses
mainly on the questionnaire rather than on the entire survey administration process. The experts and
methodologists on survey construction insist that questionnaire formation requires unique talent in order to
earn valid data. The present study thus talks about the formation of items that work well. It discusses the
necessary procedure to construct a survey that could help generate sufficient and valid data in short frame of
time. In the later section of this study, the major types of questionnaire items are explained at length. Finally,
it provides comprehensive information about detection of structural problems, questionnaire format, translation
and proper planning for postal survey including piloting of questionnaire. In addition, it concludes that
knowledge of questionnaire construction has tremendous role in research to reduce survey errors.
ER  -