Discuss at least three things that the researcher who is developing a questionnaire can do to increase the willingness of the respondent to answer

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

Using the following techniques may encourage respondents to provide information that they are unwilling to give:
? Place sensitive topics at the end of the questionnaire. By then, initial mistrust has been overcome, rapport has been created, legitimacy of the project has been established, and respondents are more willing to give information.
? Preface the question with a statement that the behavior of interest is common. For example, before requesting information on credit card debt, say, "Recent studies show that most Americans are in debt." This technique is called the use of counter-biasing statements.
? Ask the question using the third-person technique; phrase the question as if it referred to other people.
? Hide the question in a group of other questions that respondents are willing to answer. The entire list of questions can then be asked quickly.
? Provide response categories rather than asking for specific figures. Do not ask, "What is your household's annual income?" Instead, ask the respondent to check the appropriate income category: under $25,000, $25,001-$50,000, $50,001-$75,000, or over $75,000. In personal interviews, give the respondents cards that list the numbered choices. The respondents then indicate their responses by number.
? Use randomized techniques. In these techniques, respondents are presented with two questions, one sensitive and the other a neutral question with a known probability of a "yes" response (e.g., "Is your birthday in March?") They are asked to select one question randomly, for example by flipping a coin. The respondent then answers the selected question "yes" or "no," without telling the researcher which question is being answered. Given the overall probability of a "yes" response, the probability of selecting the sensitive question, and the probability of a "yes" response to the neutral question, the researcher can determine the probability of a "yes" response to the sensitive question using the law of probability. However, the researcher cannot determine which respondents have answered "yes" to the sensitive question.