Talk:Survey

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[edit] Questionnaire versus survey

What is the difference between a survey and a questionnaire?

A questionnaire given to a hundred people in order to estimate the views of a thousand similar people is a survey. A questionnaire given to a thousand people to determine their views is a census. That's pretty much it.

Questionaire is used to have an estimation on the total population. Where as survey helps in making good notes on the entire population.

Survey is the general category. A questionnaire is a subset or a particular type (or part) of a survey. - IstvanWolf 02:19, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

I see a survey and a questionnaire as two quite distinct concepts. A survey of people's opinions on current issues would probably use a questionnaire to help ensure that the same questions are asked across interviews, but surveys don't have to involve asking questions. For instance, a survey of the abundance of animals aross a certain region involves observing whether the animals are present, not asking them questions, so a questionnaire isn't needed. -- Avenue 05:04, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] I am doing a survey myself

would you rather buy a lemonade from a lemmonade stand, your local supermarket, your local coffee shop, or a convenience store. To respond press edit on the right hand side of the page and click edit. Then put "/" on your choice. Please only vote once.

Lemonade stand: ///

your local supermarket:

local coffee shop:

convenience store:

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.246.231.88 (talk) 02:30, 14 December 2006 (UTC).