<\/a><\/p>\nFigure 3:<\/strong> Example of a standardized UX questionnaire, the System Usability Scale (SUS) (created in MUIQ).<\/p>\nSummary<\/h2>\n
In this article, we\u2019ve discussed similarities and differences between four research terms: census<\/em>, poll<\/em>, questionnaire<\/em>, and survey<\/em>.<\/p>\nCensus<\/strong>: A census refers to methods in which characteristics of entire populations are fully enumerated<\/strong>, as opposed to sampling from a population. A census can include any type of question. and historically the goal of a census is to count members of a population for the governmental purposes of representation, conscription, and taxation.<\/p>\nPoll<\/strong>: Polls are strongly associated with elections (e.g., exit polls) and collecting consumer opinions (e.g., product preference polls). The defining characteristic of a poll is its short length. Some polls may contain a single question, but most have more than one (though not much more). Think of polls as special types of short surveys focused on preference or choice<\/strong>.<\/p>\nSurvey<\/strong>:\u00a0Surveys differ from censuses in their\u00a0<\/span>use of sampling<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0from a population. Surveys do not attempt to collect data for every member of the population. <\/span>They differ from polls primarily in their longer length<\/strong> (number of questions). Methods for conducting surveys include in-person, telephone, mail, and online.<\/p>\nQuestionnaire<\/strong>: Questionnaires are the actual sets of questions<\/strong> given to respondents, as opposed to the method of delivery (census, poll, or survey). A special type of questionnaire is the standardized questionnaire<\/strong>, which have gone through a process of psychometric qualification that includes assessment of reliability, validity, and sensitivity.<\/p>\nThese terms are all related to the process of collecting information from people using structured forms, as opposed to free-form interviews. The first three (census, poll, and survey) are methods that differ in their use or nonuse of sampling (census vs. survey) and length (poll vs. survey). All three methods are used to present questionnaires to respondents using any of the typical data collection methods\u2014in-person, telephone, mail, or online.
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