Survey Research
Recap!
Based on our previous
discussion, how will you define
survey research?
Strength of Survey Research
Stressing the effectiveness and usefulness of
survey research, Schutt (2013) gives the
following pluses of survey research:
1. Versatility
2. Efficiency
3. Generality
4. Confidentiality
Weak points of survey
research
Here are the weak points of survey research
appearing in several books about this type of
quasi-experimental research:
1. It cannot provide sufficient
evidence about the
relationships of variables.
Weak points of survey
research
Here are the weak points of survey research
appearing in several books about this type of
quasi-experimental research:
2. It cannot provide sufficient
evidence about the
relationships of variables.
Weak points of survey
research
Here are the weak points of survey research
appearing in several books about this type of
quasi-experimental research:
3. It cannot get data reflecting
the effects of the
interconnectedness of the
environmental features on the
research study.
Weak points of survey
research
Here are the weak points of survey research
appearing in several books about this type of
quasi-experimental research:
4. It cannot consider a man’s
naturalistic tendencies as the
basis of human behaviour unless
his ways or styles of living are
related to his surroundings.
Weak points of survey
research
Here are the weak points of survey research
appearing in several books about this type of
quasi-experimental research:
5. It cannot promote
interpretative and creative
thinking unless its formation of
ideas results from scientific
thinking.
Weak points of survey
research
Here are the weak points of survey research
appearing in several books about this type of
quasi-experimental research:
6. It cannot have an effective
application to all topics for
research.
Weak points of survey
research
Here are the weak points of survey research
appearing in several books about this type of
quasi-experimental research:
6. It cannot have an effective
application to all topics for
research.
Weak points of survey
research
Here are the weak points of survey research
appearing in several books about this type of
quasi-experimental research:
7. It cannot use a questioning or
coding method that can
accurately register differences
among the participants’
responses.
Weak points of survey
research
Here are the weak points of survey research
appearing in several books about this type of
quasi-experimental research:
7. It cannot use a questioning or
coding method that can
accurately register differences
among the participants’
responses.
Weak points of survey
research
Here are the weak points of survey research
appearing in several books about this type of
quasi-experimental research:
8. It cannot diffuse the main
researcher’s abilities to control
and manipulate some factors
affecting the study.
Weak points of survey
research
Here are the weak points of survey research
appearing in several books about this type of
quasi-experimental research:
9. It cannot account for real or
actual happenings, but can give
ideas on respondents’ views,
beliefs, concepts, and emotions.