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The word survey comes from the Middle English surveyen or the French surveeir to look or to see In research it means the collection of data from multiple respondents Survey research refers to asking questions and the collection of data Survey research is versatile Although it does not make laboratory experimentation completely obsolete survey research is very useful and beneficialThere are three main survey designs cross-sectional panel and trend The cross sectional survey design samples a portion or small percentage of the larger population The panel survey design is looking for research or answers from a specific group of people that have been placed together for that purpose Lastly the trend research design studies popular trends and the people that are most likely to fall into that categoryIn my research experiment on whether or not students at Howard Universitys experiences with financial aid and registration directly effects their rate of financial giving as alumni the survey design that I used was the cross- sectional design I interviewed 20 different students just to get a small sampling of the general population of Howard UniversityIn addition there are various methods of collecting research data such as mail telephone and in-person Each method has its positives and negatives Collecting research data via mail makes it easier for those conducting the research to put their survey out however that does not always promise that research participants will enthusiastically return the surveys and you never really know for certain who your respondents are which can lead to not fully knowing if your results are truthful and accurate as well as possible fraud Telephones as a method of collecting data research can look easy on the surface since all was has to do is make phone calls but most people tend not to like being interrupted in their homes by surveys and still you can never be truly sure of your results In-person definitely prevails over all in collecting research data
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