Survey and Its Types: An Overview of Research Methodology

SURVEY AND ITS TYPES

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
Research is one of the important aspect that enable the emergence of new idea and concept.
It can be performed by various means, however by the mode of survey a larger proportion of
responded would be analysed in shorter time. Survey is usually based on group of people which
are demographically differ in perspective and ideologies. This report will discuss about the
concept of survey and the its type along with a critical review of literature.
MAIN BODY
Survey:
Survey is one of the major research method that includes various questions which is
based on making extraction of data from the specific group of people. It is an important research
method under which the information is gathered from the group of responded to evaluate the
research objectives. Under this method information is gathered from the responded through
various means that may include telephone, mail, internet and face to face interaction also. Survey
is usually performed by the means of asking questions through questionnaire from the responded.
It can be performed by various modes that may include:
Interview:
As per this method a face to face interaction would be made between the researcher and
the surveyor. This would be conducted through meeting or through online medium also. It can
also be performed as a household survey when the research is being performed to make an
analysis of personal objectives (Ward and Edwards, 2021). In case of in-person interview, the
answers will be recorded on camera so that the expert would make an analysis of the answers
that whether they are true or not.
Focus group:
It is also an important mode of survey under which a small group of demographically
variant is selected and then an analysis would be performed over that group. As per its name
suggest its meaning that focus group is a group which is kept in focus by researcher that would
lead to make the attainment of objective of research. It is an important method of research that
would enable to make the analysis and research on diverse range of people in a short span of
time.