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Trend Survey

Approach
📝Surveys
Time

1+ month

What you need

Survey tool

Trend surveys are reoccuring versions of a 📋General Survey. They can be useful to see how working conditions change over time.

Steps

  1. Consider how often you will send the survey, depending on your research objectives
  2. Shorter surveys, particularly with closed-ended questions can be sent more often, while longer surveys should be shared infrequently so as not to fatigue research participants.

  3. Don't make any substantial changes to the question you want to track, as it will affect the responses.
  4. Compare the outcomes from the surveys over time.

Further reading

Doing Survey Research | A Step-by-Step Guide

Survey research means collecting information about a group of people by asking them questions and analyzing the results. To conduct an effective survey, follow these six steps: Determine who will participate in the survey Decide the type of survey (mail, online, or in-person) Design the survey questions and layout Distribute the survey Analyze the responses Write up the results Surveys are a flexible method of data collection that can be used in many different types of research.

Doing Survey Research | A Step-by-Step Guide
6 Steps To Conducting An Online Survey | SmartSurvey

The anonymity that the Internet provides makes it the ideal environment for asking your customers what they really think about your business, product, or service. An online survey can reveal customers' true opinions, as well as enabling them to share ideas with you in a safe and comfortable environment.

6 Steps To Conducting An Online Survey | SmartSurvey