Abstract
"This paper is a report on a Windshield Survey in Rock Hills, New York. The writer explains that the Windshield Survey for the Boyd Hill Community was conducted as a community health project intended to assess the community and identify any problems. The writer points out that a Windshield Survey can answer a number of questions about a community, and the survey discussed here addresses issues in the Rock Hill area. The nature of the survey and its results are discussed in this essay.

From the Paper
"The Windshield Survey is a program under the auspices of Habitat for Humanity that has as its purpose determining the number of substandard houses in a given community, with an eye to eliminating such housing in the long term. Such a survey tells the community how many people need to be helped and how many homes need to be replaced. "

Tags:windshield, survey, report

Abstract
The paper relates that the 2007 Houston Area Survey is the 26th annual survey of demographic, political, social, and economic conditions and sentiments in Houston and Harris County, Texas. The paper provides a comprehensive overview that examines these conditions and sentiments in extensive and very interesting detail. The paper reveals that the Survey (2007) presents data and opinions reflective of general conditions and prevailing opinions throughout the United States, but it is also surprising in a number of ways, especially regarding increasing public support for relatively balanced and more empathetic immigration policies.

From the Paper
"The 2007 Houston Area Survey is the 26th annual survey of demographic, political, social, and economic conditions and sentiments in Houston and Harris County, Texas and provides a comprehensive overview that examines these conditions and sentiments in extensive and very interesting detail. The Survey (2007) presents data and opinions reflective of general conditions and prevailing opinions throughout the United States, but it is also surprising in a number of ways, especially regarding increasing..."

Tags:houston, area, survey

Abstract
This paper presents a survey that measures consumer acceptance of "premium wine in unbranded casks". The paper explains that the survey attemps to identify the target market, occasions when consumers would serve this product, and price consumers would pay. The paper aims to collect demographic parameters and specific attitudes, and the survey is designed to be used at liquor retailers for the patrons visiting the location.

From the Paper
"Ask respondent starting here: Good afternoon/evening, do you have a few minutes to answer some questions about wine consumption? I am not going to try to sell you anything or ask for a donation or a signature. I am only conducting a survey for research purposes. If response is "NO" then politely thank and discontinue..."

Tags:survey, analysis, statistical

Abstract
This paper compares and contrasts two climate survey instruments.

From the Paper
"Climate survey instruments measure the climate of an organization which Keefe, Kelley and Miller describe as the relatively enduring pattern of shared perceptions about the characteristics of an organization and its members. Because managers play a critical role in maintaining a team climate through their day-to-day activities, and team building must be an ongoing activity internal to the organization, climate survey instruments can be useful in helping managers stay in tune with the team climate in their organization."

Tags:climate survey, team

Abstract
This survey gathers both demographic data from the respondent and gathers data based on questions relating both specifically to the university and to a New Orleans oddity, the Mardi Gras Indian, none of whom are Native American. The paper explains that in studying the students' reaction to a certain passage regarding the Mardi Gras Indians and relating it to other Tulane policies, it may be possible to gain some insight on racism and stereotyping.

Tags:survey, sociology, racism

Abstract
This paper explains what an attitude survey is and notes that a well-designed attitude survey commences with defining the purpose and objectives of the survey of the study. The paper also presents instructions for administering, scoring and interpreting the survey. The paper underscores the need to have a qualified individual interpret the data collected in an attitude survey so that a correlation is not shown automatically as a causation.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Purpose of Survey
Preliminary Design Issues
Instructions for Administering, Scoring, and Interpreting Survey
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Attitude surveys may be used administered in a number of different ways. One can use printed forms, e-mail, or electronic formats. Many survey questionnaires are self administered. Some attitude surveys can be completed anonymously and in the individual's spare time, whereas some environments, like schools, prefer a controlled environment. Either of these methods can be employed whether the survey is done online or paper based. Depending on the objective of the attitude survey, options exist with regard to data collection."

Tags:demographics, targets, implementation, formats, correlations

Abstract
This paper discusses ways in which surveys can be conducted in educational research. The author explains that surveys make up the bulk of the research investigations conducted in the field of education as the aim is to collect and analyze pertinent data on particular phenomena. The paper describes several survey methods and also gives examples of how and when each survey method should be utilized.

Outline:
Introduction
Questionnaire and Interview
Survey Methods
Cross-Sectional Surveys
Longitudinal Surveys
Trend or Prediction Surveys
Question Development in Survey Design
Rating Scales in Data Instruments
Reference List

From the Paper
"Most surveys are conducted with the use of questionnaires that are distributed for the sample population to fill out. Other researchers on the other hand, conduct personal interviews with the individual respondents of their sample population. Whichever way the survey was accomplished, researchers often use either qualitative questions that allow the respondent to openly write down their thoughts or opinions on topics outlined in the questionnaire, or researchers could also employ quantitative questions which already contain specific answers for the respondents to choose, i.e. true or false, strongly agree, mildly disagree, etc."

Tags:research methods, trends questionnaires research

Abstract
This paper presents results of a survey that was intended to determine the benefits of single gender private education. The paper goes on to describe the survey which consisted of a questionnaire that comprised both target questions and open-ended questions. It also describes the pool of respondents and the questionnaire's validity. The paper concludes by critiquing the survey as having limited usefulness because of the sample size, and also because of the bias among respondents. Despite this, the design of the survey was strong, as was the wording of the questions.

From the Paper
"The respondents indicated that children enrolled in SGPS education in general received more benefits than those who do not. They achieved higher grades, with 60% of respondents reporting A's and B's versus just 30% of public school students receiving those grades. The qualitative responses also appear to support this quantitative information. The SGPS children were deemed, in general, to be more focused and have higher ambitions than public school children. The qualitative questions were left open-ended in order to help determine the reasons behind the responses to the target questions. So in this survey, it was determined that the SGPS children perform better in school, and then we identified some of the following traits of those children than helped to define the reasons for this performance difference. It was deemed unnecessary to disguise the objectives of the questions. The focus of the survey was the quantitative evidence; the qualitative was used to present additional insight. Because the qualitative was the component that we felt may be most subject to bias if the intentions were known, we accepted that bias as reasonable and that it would not detract from the results."

Abstract
The paper presents an attitude survey on the highly controversial subject of abortion. The paper outlines the design used as well as the administration, scoring and interpretation of this survey. The paper includes a copy of the abortion attitude survey at the end of the paper.

Outline:
Survey Design
Administration, Scoring and Interpretation
Conclusion

From the Paper
"The abortion survey was designed following the model of Rensis Likert who is the creator of the Likert scale. Surveys that follow this model are generally very easy to read, understand, and score. According to Mcleod (2008), "Likert developed the principle of measuring attitudes by asking people to respond to a series of statements about a topic, in terms of the extent to which they agree with them, and so tapping into the cognitive and affective components of attitudes" (para. 2). Although there are many different types of opinion based surveys to measure attitudes, the Likert scale allows room for people to not only agree or disagree, but also have no opinion about certain questions they are unsure about. The abortion survey allows an undecided answer in the case that a person taking the survey is unsure about a certain question posed. One negative aspect of the Likert scale is that since it allows room for people to state that they are unsure or have no opinion, there is also a possibility of people shifting their responses so as to not have their survey scores make them look bad. When creating a survey about abortion, the research showed that there are many arguments both for and against this particular issue and that made choosing survey questions very easy."

Tags:pro-life, pro-choice, opinions

Abstract
This research paper discusses the strengths and weaknesses of questionnaires as research tools. The paper explores how, once a research paradigm and research questions are defined, researchers must determine the design nature (exploratory or conclusive). The paper discusses and evaluates different survey methods and compares the advantages and disadvantages of the survey methods over other descriptive research designs. Additionally, the paper discusses considerations involved in conducting surveys as well as the ethical issues arising from the various kinds of survey research identified. Finally, the author makes a proposal for a future study to design and evaluate a pilot questionnaire on effective uses of questionnaires as educational research tools.

Table of Contents
Abstract
Introduction
Questionnaire Design
Validity and Reliability
Sampling Design and Procedure
Analytic Procedure
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Social science researchers have long debated the best, most efficacious ways of viewing the world. Two major paradigms, the C positivist and interpretivist, have today become the main focus of this debate. The C positivist paradigm is more compatible with quantitative research methodology. Quantitative research endeavors to define, explain, predict or control phenomena, using descriptive and inferential statistics. That method reflects belief that reality is mechanistic and deterministic, and that a whole may be divided into parts. Quantitative research implies faith in scientific progress, and the static nature of reality. Thorndike state that if anything exists, it can be measured. Objectivity and detachment are upheld in quantitative data collection, in order to explain changes in aspects of reality, or reveal any cause-and- effect relationships that may occur among parts of a whole. Interpretivist paradigms relate mostly to qualitative methodology. Subscribers believe human beings, individually and collectively, develop reality. Such paradigms interpret the specific instead of generalizing from the specific."

Tags:census, population, elements, researched, sample, characteristics, instrument, quantitative