Questionnaires


	Questionnaires
	Advantages Quick Gather large amounts of data from large numbers of people Cheap Easy to quantify Reliable Allows for comparisons Detached and objective method	Disadvantages Lacks validity due to detachment Snapshots Low response rate - FOLLOW UP QUESTIONNAIRES Incentives may add to cost Limited and superficial - needs to be brief Lying, forgetting and 'right answerism' imposing the researcher's meanings
	Evaluation Interpretivists claim questionnaires lack validity whilst positivists favour questionnaires because they are reliable and objective

Interpretivists claim questionnaires lack validity whilst positivists favour questionnaires because they are reliable and objective

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