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2-39.pdf end of two months, each subject is surveyed regarding his or her current smoking habits. Surveys: Manipulation The New, York Times did a special report on polling that was carried in papers across the nation. The article pointed out how readily the results of a survey can be manipulated. Some features that can 10. on 1.3 Introduction to Experimental Design 31 influence the results of a poll include the following: the number of possible responses, the phrasing of the questions, the sampling techniques used (vol- untary response or sample designed to be representative), the fact that words may mean different things to different people, the questions that precede the question of interest, and finally, the fact that respondents can offer opinions on issues they know nothing about. (a) Consider the expression "over the last few years." Do you think that this expression means the same time span to everyone? What would be a more precise phrase? (b) Consider this question: "Do you think fines for running stop signs should be doubled?" Do you think the response would be different if the ques- tion "Have you ever run a stop sign?" preceded the question about fines? (c) Consider this question: "Do you watch too much television?" what do you think the responses would be if the only responses possible were yes or no? What do you think the responses would be if the possible responses were "rarely." "sometimes," or "frequently"?

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From the given set of statements under hypothetical conditions, the conditions which happens is not same for all the people. It may differ between homogenous groups. The best phase is over the past years which indicates the things which already happened between some particular period.

A crucial part of good research design concerns making sure that the questionnaire design addresses the needs of the research. To put this way somehow we need to ensure that the question asked are the right ones.

If the questions are different , definitely the response will be different.

Development of a questionnaire:

Decide the information required.

Define the target respondents.

Choose the methods of teaching your target respondents .

Decide on question wording.

Pre test the questionnaire.

Develop the final survey form.

I watch TV for so many hours day. In this scenario, definitely I believe the things which telecasted by electronic media. If the responses were rarely, some times then we have to change our pattern for getting result.

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