Forget the Research Jargon
Research jargon is intimidating and doesn’t help your audience understand.
It can be hard for people to believe, but lots of folks really do enjoy participating in online surveys and other types of research. For some, it’s just that they enjoy being asked for their opinion. It makes them feel helpful and valued. For others, it’s that they have a genuine interest in giving…
Engaging partners in your thought leadership research can get you the respondents you need and build new relationships that can get more eyes on your thought leadership content!
Likert scales are a very common tool in survey research. But there are specific things you need to consider when setting them up. The first is BALANCE. Likert scales need to have the same number of options on either side of the neutral point. The second is LENGTH. While scales with more response options…
Clients often ask “How long will these results be good for?” Essentially, that often means “How often should I repeat this for accurate results?” That’s the question I tackle in this video, with some things for you to consider.
Every researcher I know has gotten this question or comment at some point: “Steve Jobs said research isn’t helpful because people don’t know what they want.” Actually, what Steve said in an interview in 1998 was: “It’s really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of times, people don’t know what they want…
As exciting as it may be, you shouldn’t just dive right into analyzing your survey responses without doing some data cleaning first. The most common cleaning functions are available within many online survey platforms, and can keep you from including poor quality responses in your analysis.