ECGC6121 Survey Techniques and Sampling Designs

Test 1
15/11/2013
Answer all questions
Total 50 marks
1. List down the methods of self-administered survey (e.g. the mail survey. Under what
situation is each of these methods most appropriate?
(8 marks)
Methods
of
distributing
the Under which situation is this method most appropriate?
questionnaire for self administration
1. Mail (or postal)

2.

3.

4.

2. An economist believes that fresh graduates are finding it more and more difficult to get a job
upon graduation. He wants to conduct a survey on the on the job-seeking experience of the fresh
graduates, their work status (i.e. working or not working) and current job among those who are
employed. Design a simple questionnaire for the survey (with at least 5 classification questions
and 5 target questions. The target question must include one filter question an one Likert scale
question.
(10 marks)
3. Respondents may give incomplete or irrelevant answers during interview. Describe how you
would probe for the answer.
(2 marks)
4 .Suggest ways to increase the response rate for mail survey.

(3 marks)

5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of open and close-ended questions? Under what
circumstances would you use open-ended rather than close ended questions?
(5 marks)
6. Identify the type of problem for each of the following questions. Rewrite the questions
appropriately.
(6 marks)
a) He came here last night, didnt he?
b) How often do you go to cinema?
c) How many times did you visit a doctor during the last 10 years?
Use Updated Nov mate selection survey to answer Q7-10.
7. Cross-tabulate having special boy/girl by level of education. Conduct a chi square test.
Interpret the results.
(3 marks)
8. Compare the percentage with special boy/girl friend by gender and ethnic group. Present
the results using an appropriate chart. Interpret the results.
(3 marks)
9. Run a logistic regression of having special boy/girl friend by level, gender, ethnic group.
and place of origin. Interpret the result.
(5 marks)
10. Run a reliability test of questions pertaining to good character, q24.4, 24.7, 24.8, 24.9, 24.10,
24.11,24.12. 24.32, 24.33. Create an index and run the frequency distribution. Run a mean of the
index by gender and ethnic group.
(5 marks)
End