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Types of Surveys

13 October, 2015 - 09:30
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  1. Define cross-sectional surveys, provide an example of a cross-sectional survey, and outline some of the drawbacks of cross-sectional research.
  2. Describe the various types of longitudinal surveys.
  3. Define retrospective surveys, and identify their strengths and weaknesses.
  4. Discuss some of the benefits and drawbacks of the various methods of delivering self-administered questionnaires.

There is much variety when it comes to surveys. This variety comes both in terms of time—when or with what frequency a survey is administered—and in terms of administration—how a survey is delivered to respondents. In this section we’ll take a look at what types of surveys exist when it comes to both time and administration.

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