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This chapter provides a guideline for a researcher intending to conduct a survey and utilize the questionnaire as an instrument for data collection. Based on the authors’ experience of using the survey questionnaire, it discusses the meaning, characteristics and types of questionnaire, its applicability, strengths and limitations, and the quality of the researcher while using the questionnaire. This chapter aims to provide a better understanding of the appropriate use of a survey questionnaire, its construction and ways to increase the respondents’ spontaneous participation in survey research.
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Chowdhury, S.R., Oakkas, M.A., Ahmmed, F. (2022). Survey Questionnaire. In: Islam, M.R., Khan, N.A., Baikady, R. (eds) Principles of Social Research Methodology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5441-2_13
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