The use of questionnaires in data collection has increased because of their wide coverage and the ability of a researcher to get them administered to a large group all together. The questionnaire design aims to make respondents have a clear and comprehensive statement of questions and answer them or provide data, and to make the information obtained to facilitate the data processing. Questionnaire design is an important step in any survey and plays a central role in the data collection process. It has a major impact on data quality. Although there are some design theory principles, well-designed questionnaires in any field are still a big challenge. This paper expounds on how to deal with some problems in the questionnaire design process, introduces the method and process of questionnaire testing in practice, and explains the importance of choosing proper respondents and the demands of the organizer’s capability. This study used Nigeria for context on how to obtain adequate and unbiased responses from an agricultural study.
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Volume 2 | Issue 1 | Year 2025 | Article Id: DSM-V2I1P104
Designing Questionnaires for Better Information Gathering
David, Ikwuoche John, Mathew, Stephen, Arigbede, Yetunde Adedoyin, Ikwuoche, Philip Onyejonchi
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David, Ikwuoche John, Mathew, Stephen, Arigbede, Yetunde Adedoyin, Ikwuoche, Philip Onyejonchi. “Designing Questionnaires for Better Information Gathering.” DS Journal of Multidisciplinary, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 28-38, 2025.
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Collection processes, Design processes, Data quality, Questionnaire design, Survey.
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