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Assignment: Questionnaire Design and Sample Evaluation

Requirements

The goal of this assignment is to practice developing and evaluating sampling materials.

Part A - Survey Design:

Select one of the scenarios below and design a survey to meet the need(s) outlined in the prompt.

  1. In two to three sentences, describe the purpose of your survey
  2. Describe your target population, sampling frame, sampling units, and overall sampling strategy.
  3. Write a 5-10 question survey to address your chosen scenario below.
Scenarios
  1. You work in the Human Resources Department at a large tech company. Over the past few months, the company has been experiencing a high turnover rate across many of its departments, specifically within the entry- and lower-level positions. The company wishes to understand why this turnover is happening, and what changes need to occur to improve employee satisfaction.
  2. You work for a Canadian national political party during a federal election. Throughout the campaign period, your party has seen relatively high approval ratings, but an opposing party is also polling favorably and may still have a chance to win the election. You are one month away from the election and you want to understand what voters want from your party and its leader in order to maintain your lead and eventually win the election.
  3. You are a student researcher in the sociology department at the University of Toronto. You are working on a research project that concerns the relationship between music taste and age. This involves both comparisons between different people of different ages and comparisons of the same individual at different ages during their lifetime. You wish to understand to what extent age influences music taste, specifically as it relates to perceptions of popular music. Your results will be written into an academic paper that you hope to publish.

Part B - Survey Evaluation:

For the Canadian General Social Survey on Giving, Volunteering, and Participating, 2018 (cycle 33), conducted by Statistics Canada find any and all available documentation for the data gathered and identify and describe the survey features indicated below.

  1. Sample type
  2. Sample size
  3. Target population
  4. Sampling frame
  5. Survey mode(s)
  6. Timeline
  7. Response rate
  8. Weights
  9. Data processing
  10. Cleaning, imputation, etc
  11. Sources of error
  12. Limitations, known biases, etc
  13. Link to documentation and any additional sources used

Your Changes

Part A - Survey Design:

The number of your chosen topic: #

Describe the purpose of your survey:

write your answer here...

Describe your target population, sampling frame, sampling units, and observational units:

write your answer here...

Your 5-10 question survey:

1. write your question here...
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3. write your question here...
4. write your question here...
5. write your question here...
6. write your question here... (optional)
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9. write your question here... (optional)
10. write your question here... (optional)

Part B - Survey Evaluation:

Identify and describe survey features:

write your answer here

Rubric

  • All required components are present and complete Complete / Incomplete
  • Choice of sampling strategy for Part A is justified and related to survey purpose Complete / Incomplete
  • Information for Part B is complete and correct Complete / Incomplete

Submission Information

🚨 Please review our Assignment Submission Guide 🚨 for detailed instructions on how to format, branch, and submit your work. Following these guidelines is crucial for your submissions to be evaluated correctly.

Submission Parameters:

  • Submission Due Date: 23:59 - 18/04/2025
  • The branch name for your repo should be: assignment-2
  • What to submit for this assignment:
    • This markdown file (a2_survey_design_and_evaluation.md) should be populated and should be the only change in your pull request.
  • What the pull request link should look like for this assignment: https://github.com/<your_github_username>/sampling/pull/<pr_id>
    • Open a private window in your browser. Copy and paste the link to your pull request into the address bar. Make sure you can see your pull request properly. This helps the technical facilitator and learning support staff review your submission easily.

Checklist:

  • Create a branch called assignment-2.
  • Ensure that the repository is public.
  • Review the PR description guidelines and adhere to them.
  • Verify that the link is accessible in a private browser window.

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