7  Designing your questionnaire

This chapter is based on webpages I wrote in 2002, 2005, and 2008.

7.1 Step 1. Brainstorm a long list and then prune back

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7.2 Step 2. Get opinions from content experts

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7.3 Step 3. Pilot test your questionnaire

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7.4 The fly in the ointment

Open ended questions.

7.5 Bibliography

Boynton PM, Greenhalgh T. Selecting, designing, and developing your questionnaire. Bmj 2004: 328(7451); 1312-5. doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7451.1312

Simon SD. So you want to write a questionnaire. PMean blog, 2002-07-12. Available in html format.

Simon SD. Open-ended questions on a survey. PMean blog, 2005-03-25. Available in html format.

Simon SD. How to design a new survey. PMean blog, 2008-10-28. Available in html format.