Question

Bad Survey

First, complete the survey as if you were the participant. Then identify and discuss the degree to which each survey item fulfills or fails to fulfill the criteria given in the BRUSO Model (acronym outlined below). There is a document on Canvas (The BRUSO Model – More Information) to help you further understand these criteria. Our class discussions should also be helpful to you.

BRUSO Criteria: B = Brief, R = Relevant, U = Unambiguous, S = Specific, O = Objective

Please choose *FIVE* survey items from the bad survey (see below). Use your textbook, the class discussions, the BRUSO Model document, and lecture to respond with the following information in your assignment:

1. Which five items you choose from the bad survey.

Questions 3 5 6 11 12

2. The extent to which each of your chosen items violate the BRUSO criteria and specifically, which of the criteria it violates and how it does. Each item violates at least two of the criteria, if not more. Be specific on why you think it fulfills or violates each of the criteria.

Question 3 violates the objective criteria by starting off biased while also leading the participant.

Question 5

3. The potential issues with the items' corresponding response options/scales. Each response scale could be problematic for accurate measurement, so make sure to keep this in mind. Also, keep in mind what you thought as a participant as well as what others may think about their ability to provide an accurate response to the item.

4. The extent to which your five survey items could lead participants to respond inaccurately or dishonestly. Think about the different effects noted in your textbook and in class that can impact the accuracy of participants’ responses. (Again, keep in mind what you thought as a participant).

5. Pick two items out of the five you selected and revise them to address the issues you found (revising the wording, rearranging the words, format of the item, etc.). Discuss how your changes some of the address the issues you noted previously. Also revise the response options/scales, as there are issues with the response options/scales (or lack thereof) as well. Write out your revised versions of the survey items and response options/scales to demonstrate the improvements that you made.

Again, use your textbook, lecture, class notes, and the BRUSO criteria to guide your responses:

B = Brief, R = Relevant, U = Unambiguous, S = Specific, O = Objective

THE BAD SURVEY ITEMS:

1. Do you always eat breakfast?                                                                                                         Yes           No

2. How many times per year do you experience halitosis? What about diaphoresis?                        __0_ times

3. Being that Dr. Ruckel is the greatest teacher you’ve ever had, don’t you agree that having her as your professor is great?

1 = Strongly agree              2 = Agree               3 = Neither agree/disagree 4 = Disagree         5 = Strongly Disagree

4. I am always comfortable being:     spontaneous ________ a planner ______

5. The quickly emerging age of digital technology has dropped the cost of computers. Do you own a desktop computer?                                                                              

Yes           No

6. How do you feel about the current recreation activity fees students pay?

1 = Very Expensive 2 = Expensive          3 = Reasonable        4 = Inexpensive         5 = Very Inexpensive

7. How liberal and conservative are you?                                                                                          ___Liberal______

                                               

8. How many hours a day do you spend sleeping?                                                                             ____7_____

9. Do you agree with the following statement?                                                                            Yes           No

“Research synthesis plays a central role in the process of scientific discovery, providing

a formal methodology for the systematic accumulation and evaluation of scientific evidence.”

10. Do you agree with the following statement?                                                                         Yes           No

“Politicians are egomaniacal con artists who cannot be trusted”

11. Given that pit bulls are such aggressive dogs, shouldn’t owners be forced to get special licenses to own them?                  

Yes           No

12. How many times a month do you engage in healthy behaviors such as exercising and eating healthy foods?

           

_____ times

13. Given that smoking is terrible and bad for your health, you do not smoke cigarettes, do you?

Yes           No

Answer 1

1st question is clear question. it contains clear options.

2^nd question: How many times do you experience halitosis? What about diaphoresis is not an effective question. When framing question, a single question to be asked at a time. Here there are 2 questions at a time. It becomes   answerer to respond to question which question to be answered first. If the first question is answered that is halitosis is present and diaphoresis is absent. Options are always separated for 2 questions. What about diaphoresis is not specific question

3^rd question: being that DR.Ruckel is the greatest teacher you have hear had, don’t you agree that having her as your professor is great? It is a brief question. Question is to be asked in grammar wise and should not be start with negative meaning. For example being state started and don’t you agree are words

4^th question I am always comfortable being spontaneous --------------a planner ------------   options are not arranged in an ambiguous. It is not clear one. It makes respondents what to respond. It gives misinterpret information by the respondent

5^th question is clear question; the quickly emerging age of digital technology has dropped the cost of computers. Do you own a desktop computer?

6^th question is not framed in an objective view. How do you feel about the the current recreation activity fees students pay? It contains unnecessary words. Instead of how, what to be used that what is the view of current recreation activities fees?

  7^th question is not a specific question. How liberal and conservative are you? It has two views that is liberal, conservative. Are you liberal person? Are you conservative person? Options is to be changed like yes or no

8^th question: how many hours a day do you spend sleeping? is not a brief question. It has an unnecessary word that is spend. It has to be avoided. How many hours per day do you sleep?

9^th do you agree the following the statement? Question options to be changed like strongly agree, agree and disagree and neither     agree/disagree, disagrees, strongly disagree. Because question is asked as agree. It has not have correct option for question

10^th do you agree the following the statement? question options to be changed like strongly agree, agree and disagree and neither agree/disagree, disagrees, strongly disagree. Because question is asked as agree. It has not had correct options for question.

11^th given that pit bulls are such aggressive dogs, should not owners be forced to get special licenses to own them? Question is not specific and started as negative questions. What is the view of forcing owners to get license for owning the aggressive dogs?

12^th how many times a month do you engage in healthy behaviors such as exercising and eating healthy foods? Question is not a specific question. Because it has 2 question to be answered. It makes respondent confused to give answer to which question. How many times a month do you exercise? How many times a month do you eat healthy food? These questions should be asked separately

13rd given that smoking is terrible and bad for your health, you do not smoke cigarettes, do you? Question is not started in a grammar wise. It makes respondent to give wrong answer by asking don’t you smoke. Specific question to be asked