Question Description
I'm working on a business discussion question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.
- Prompt: Explain the use of a survey instrument. Discuss the additional work necessary in designing a survey instrument on your own. What additional steps must you take when designing an instrument?
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Survey Instrument
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Survey Instrument
A survey instrument is a tool designed to collect data from a population. Survey
instruments can be used in many ways, such as gathering information about consumer
preferences or market trends to gauge how people of an area generally feel about something.
Survey instruments are also often used in research projects to sample groups of individuals or
promote theory-building around sensitive topics that may prove difficult or controversial.
Interacting with a survey instrument requires providing specific responses and answering
complex questio...