Development and Validation of Survey Questionnaire & Experimental Data – A Systematical Review-based Statistical Approach

Architha Aithal and Sreeramana Aithal

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Abstract: In quantitative research methodology, the empirical research method is finding importance due to its effectiveness in carrying out research in social sciences, business management, and health sciences. The empirical research method contains the procedure of developing a model to find the relationship between different variables identified in a problem. Based on developing hypotheses and testing hypotheses, one can examine and improve the model to explain real-world phenomena. The empirical research method consists of using a survey-based questionnaire to collect the data to identify and interrelate variables present in the problem. It is a comparatively difficult task to design and develop an effective, efficient, and psychometrically perfect questionnaire to be used for research data collection in empirical and clinical research settings. This paper provides a reference on guidelines and framework for developing suitable questionnaires for use in social sciences, business management, medical, and paramedical research with a special emphasis on various stages of questionnaire preparation, preliminary questionnaire testing, and validation (reliability & validity) of the questionnaire using a number of statistical methods. The paper throws light on data collection and analysis stages before the finalization of the developed model for testing hypotheses in empirical research by providing guidelines for the design, development, and translation of questionnaires for application in the above-mentioned research fields. The different types of validation processes required for cleaning the data by various measuring instruments in experimental research are also discussed for comparison. A framework is suggested to guide researchers through the various stages of questionnaire design, development, and improvement using suitable statistical methods to assess the reliability and validity of the questionnaire used in empirical research and validation of the data obtained in experimental research.

Keywords: Empirical research method; Questionnaire survey; Questionnaire design; Questionnaire preparation; Questionnaire testing; Validation (Reliability & Validity) of questionnaire; Validation of experimental data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B40 C8 C81 C82 C83 C88 C9 C90 M10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-10-30
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Published in International Journal of Management, Technology, and Social Sciences (IJMTS) 2.5(2020): pp. 233-251

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