{"id":195,"date":"2019-07-15T15:01:38","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T15:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpfos.problemfree.co.uk\/?p=195"},"modified":"2024-03-28T12:42:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T12:42:46","slug":"survey-vs-questionnaire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stage.freeonlinesurveys.com\/survey-research\/survey-vs-questionnaire\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey vs Questionnaire: What&#8217;s the Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"195\" class=\"elementor elementor-195\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-276a07cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"276a07cc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6959a617\" data-id=\"6959a617\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c99e83e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c99e83e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Are surveys and questionnaires the same thing?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05125fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05125fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>People often mistake these terms as synonymous, when the reality is that they aren\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>However, if we\u2019re to ask if surveys and questionnaires are the same thing, the answer is both yes and no. I know, trippy right?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e7dec8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2e7dec8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ab2a08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ab2a08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the difference between survey and a questionnaire?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d9fe44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d9fe44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A questionnaire is any list of questions used for data collection. A survey is defined as a method of measuring opinions, experiences and other phenomena to inform wider research or actions.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>So, now you\u2019re wondering why the answer is both yes and no when asking if surveys and questionnaires are the same thing.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>This is because questionnaires are often a tool used within surveys, especially in online surveys. You create a list of questions and distribute them to respondent. Then, once you have enough data, analyze your results for trends and patterns.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe7e26b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe7e26b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcb81e2\" data-id=\"fcb81e2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43ea328 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43ea328\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.freeonlinesurveys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Testing-Forms.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2100\" alt=\"Learning How to Conduct Survey Research\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.freeonlinesurveys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Testing-Forms.png 600w, https:\/\/stage.freeonlinesurveys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Testing-Forms-300x240.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-856c0a7\" data-id=\"856c0a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3353cde elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3353cde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Survey research<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b19291 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b19291\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Learn <a href=\"https:\/\/shout.com\/survey-design\/how-to-conduct-survey-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how to conduct survey research<\/a>\u00a0that aligns with best practices and collects the best quality data possible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2289798 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2289798\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-359e374 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"359e374\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a questionnaire?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57fd547 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57fd547\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Technically, any set of questions written to gather information is a questionnaire. They\u2019re usually narrow in their scope, length and audience and have a goal of collecting just one set of data.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>When planning an event, you may send out a <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.freeonlinesurveys.com\/events\/pre-event-survey-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pre-event questionnaire<\/a> to understand what your invitees expect or desire. This would inform the choice of speakers, activities and menu options and would only likely be run once.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Similarly, job applications usually contain a questionnaire in some form concerning an applicant\u2019s employment history or medical information. This data would be used to inform candidate selection and nothing further.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a58588 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4a58588\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65572e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65572e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a survey?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d5ed42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d5ed42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A survey is a process of collecting data to inform for some wider activity or research and is usually conducted frequently.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>If we continue with the event example, you\u2019d likely want feedback mid and post-event to determine its success. So, you\u2019d put together a few Likert scale <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.freeonlinesurveys.com\/question-types\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">question types<\/a> to gauge guest satisfaction with aspects of the event. This information would be used to improve an event as it\u2019s happening or to create a following event.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Similarly, when running a market research project, you may conduct a survey with customers to identify the strengths and weaknesses of your brand. This data would be used to improve customers service protocols, product ranges and marketing activities.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>However, neither example would end there.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e8ed1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e8ed1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Bench marking your progress<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f968cd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f968cd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The same surveys would be run again after a period to measure the effectiveness of the changes made.<\/p>\n<p>This would become a continuous cycle where feedback is collected, changes are made, progress is measured, and feedback is collected again.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-298d908 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"298d908\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d337a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d337a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Types of survey data<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a36e07b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a36e07b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are two major types of surveys, those that collect qualitative data and those that collect quantitative data.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd7ca75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd7ca75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Qualitative surveys<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c06b75c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c06b75c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Quantitative surveys focus statistical data, e.g. a linguistic study documenting the use of a dialectal feature within a geographic region.<\/p>\n<p>If you were using a questionnaire in your quantitative survey, you\u2019d aim to collect the same type of data. This is where results can be quantified by statistical analysis, and so would consist of mostly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/shout.com\/survey-design\/close-ended-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">close ended questions<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-756e654 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"756e654\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1e3c3e\" data-id=\"c1e3c3e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b5732d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b5732d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"386\" height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.freeonlinesurveys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Qualitative-Survey-Data.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2105\" alt=\"Collecting Qualitative Data In Surveys\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.freeonlinesurveys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Qualitative-Survey-Data.png 386w, https:\/\/stage.freeonlinesurveys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Qualitative-Survey-Data-300x234.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-828e3a0\" data-id=\"828e3a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbf9bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9cbf9bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Qualitative data collection<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be2e9fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be2e9fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gain a better understanding of people&#8217;s opinions and motivations by <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.freeonlinesurveys.com\/survey-research\/qualitative-data-collection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">collecting and analyzing qualitative data<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-486c164 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"486c164\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Quantitative surveys<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a56a27a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a56a27a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whereas, quantitative surveys ask respondents to share experiences, opinions and longer evaluative answers.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, you\u2019d need to ask more\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/shout.com\/survey-design\/open-ended-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">open ended questions<\/a>. An example of this would be to ask group of people about their time in your store or at an event.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-829da82 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"829da82\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-01a6dcb\" data-id=\"01a6dcb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-857ee60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"857ee60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"386\" height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.freeonlinesurveys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Quantitative-Surveys.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2104\" alt=\"Quantitative Data Collection With Surveys\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.freeonlinesurveys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Quantitative-Surveys.png 386w, https:\/\/stage.freeonlinesurveys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Quantitative-Surveys-300x234.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c633d3\" data-id=\"1c633d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74dc0bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74dc0bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quantitative data collection<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dc7f06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dc7f06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.freeonlinesurveys.com\/survey-research\/quantitative-data-collection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Collect and analyze quantitative data<\/a> to measure the attitudes, behaviours and opinions of your respondents.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e448f6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e448f6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This isn\u2019t to say a survey can\u2019t incorporate both qualitative and quantitative methods. 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E.g. it\u2019s not good enough to know how many customers like or dislike a product, you should also know why.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-749b3e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"749b3e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a7a351 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a7a351\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Survey vs Questionnaire<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf0ffc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf0ffc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The truth is, for most people the difference between surveys and questionnaires is trivial.\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">If you have a set of written questions, that\u2019s a questionnaire.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The part of a survey that includes questions is also called a questionnaire. 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