What is a Questionnaire?
A questionnaire is a research instrument used by any researcher as a tool to collect data or gather information from any source or subject of his or her interest from the respondents. It has a specific goal to understand topics from the respondent’s point of view. The questionnaire consists of a set of written or printed questions with a choice of answers, devised for survey or statistical studies. It is the most popular type of primary data collection which can be used to gather both quantitative data ( in form of numerals) and qualitative data (in form of words, figures) or mixed data which is a continuation of both quantitative and qualitative data.
Difference between Questionnaire and Schedule
Questionnaires and Schedules are two methods of collecting primary data and are different from each other in many ways.