%@ Page Language="C#" MasterPageFile="~/Public/MasterVerticalTwoFrameInnerPage.master" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeFile="TypeOfSurveys.aspx.cs"
Inherits="Public_Products_Click4Survey_TypeOfSurveys" Title="Type of Surveys" %>
Type of Surveys
Surveys are broadly classified into:
- Cross-sectional Surveys
- Longitudinal Surveys
Cross-sectional Surveys
- Cross-sectional research takes a 'slice' of its target group and bases its overall finding on the views or behaviors of those targeted, assuming
them to be typical of the whole group.
- Survey takes place at a single point in time.
- Most surveys where information is collected and analysis performed on top it for that instance fall into this category.
- Polls, customer service rating, product feedback surveys and the like fall into this category.
Longitudinal Surveys
- The surveys involve repeated observations of the same items over long periods of time.
- Trends are tracked through these type of surveys.
- Click4Survey supports Logitudinal surveys by taking special consideration of the need to preserve prior survey data.
Information from a survey can be used for:
- Qualitative analysis
- Quantitative analysis
Click4Survey provides extensive tools to perform the quantitative analysis on the survey data and pesents information in an easy to comprehend manner for the qualitative analysis.