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**__What is a survey? __**
 * A survey is a way to obtain information or a general opinion from a sample of people. The sample is meant to represent the entire group being studied or the entire population.
 * ex. A manufacturer takes a survey of the potential market before introducing a product.

__**Types of surveys:**__ - household drop-off survey - personal interview - group interview
 * Mail survey
 * Interview
 * Telephone

** __How to plan a survey:__ **
 * 1) Decide on and write down the objectives of the survey.
 * 2) Determine what type of survey you want to conduct
 * 3) Create a survey
 * 4) Pretest(used to find and correct flaws in a survey)
 * 5) Finalize a good copy of the survey
 * 6) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Conduct survey
 * 7) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Analyze data and draw conclusion

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">__How to design a questionnaire:__ ** > -open-ended: can be answered in any way > -closed-ended: answer chosen from several answers.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Figure out what you want to get from your questions
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Questions can be open-ended or closed-ended
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Questions cannot lead answers
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Put questions in a logical order (ex. general to specific)
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Make questions neutral
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Make questions clear and identify how they can be answered
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Simplicity is key

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">** __What is a margin of error?__ ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">-sample size -type of sampling -size of population
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">A summary of the errors found in a survey
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">An estimate - will always be different from true value because not every member of the population is surveyed
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Used to determine the credibility of a survey
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">3 things affect the margin of error:


 * __Bibliography__ **

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