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n.

A form containing a set of questions, especially one addressed to a statistically significant number of subjects as a way of gathering information for a survey.

[French, from questionner, to ask, from Old French, from question, legal inquiry. See question.]

A list of questions — principally used to collect socio-economic or political data on individuals and households.

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Market research survey technique utilizing a list of questions answered separately by each survey participant. Questions may be closed-ended (answerable by checking one of several predetermined answers) or open-ended (requiring participants to answer in their own words). The answers to open-ended questionnaires are much more difficult to tabulate and analyze but provide more information than the surveyor might otherwise collect. Questionnaires are a good survey technique, because the cost (printing, distribution, collection, analysis) is low relative to that of other methods such as personal interviews, because participants can respond at their own convenience, because no interviewer bias is introduced, and because responses can be kept completely confidential. The disadvantages are that the results may be biased toward the opinions of those who chose to respond to the questionnaire versus all those who had been asked to respond, and the results may be distorted if the questions were misunderstood.

n

A form usually filled out by patients that provides data concerning their dental and general health.

questionnaire, health, n a list of key questions answered by the patient that permits the diagnostician to interpret the general and oral health of the patient.

A form containing questions to which a subject or subjects respond. The information gained from the questionnaire is often subjected to statistical analysis. Questionnaires can be used to examine the general characteristics of a population, to compare attitudes of different groups, and to test theories. Questionnaires appear simple, but they are very difficult to compile in a manner which establishes reliability and validity. A question worded in one way, for example, may elicit a different response from the same question worded slightly differently.

A planned set of questions used to collect data. It can be sent to the respondents by mail (when the response rate is poor and the sample of respondees is often biased) or used as the basis of a personal interview. The latter procedure has the advantage of quickly detecting questions that are ambiguous or are couched in terms that will elicit information on the wrong subject. The biggest problem is to keep the size of the questionnaire small enough to avoid exasperating the subjects. It is also desirable to couch the questions so that the responses can be easily categorized and the results computerized.

IN BRIEF: A written or printed list used in gathering information from people.

A questionnaire was distributed to all of the members of the club.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - spørgeskema

Nederlands (Dutch)
vragenlijst

Français (French)
n. - questionnaire

Deutsch (German)
n. - Fragebogen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ερωτηματολόγιο, έντυπο ερωτήσεων

Italiano (Italian)
questionario

Português (Portuguese)
n. - questionário (m)

Русский (Russian)
вопросник, анкета

Español (Spanish)
n. - cuestionario

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - frågeformulär

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
调查表, 问卷

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 調查表, 問卷

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 질문서, 질문 목록

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 質問表, アンケート

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) استفتاء, استطلاع الرأي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שאלון‬

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