lessons learnt in conducting survey research

LessonsLearntinConduc/ngSurveyResearch

RafaelMaianideMello

MarcoTorchiano

DanielMéndez GuilhermeH.Travassos

CESI2017

Originofthiswork

Observa/onalStudies

Survey(Cross-Sec/onal) Casestudy Case-Control

Survey

Systema/cobserva/onalmethodtogatherqualita/veand/orquan/ta/vedatafrom(asampleof)en//esto

characterizeinforma/on,aLtudesand/orbehaviorsfromdifferentgroupsofsubjectsregardinganobjectofstudy

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Planning

Surveyprocess

Defineresearchobjec/ves

Chosecollec/onmode Chosesamplingframe

Ques/onnaireconstruc/onandpretest Designandselectsample

Recruitandmeasure

Datacodingandedi/ng

AnalysisPost-surveyadjustmentsAdaptedfromGrovesetal.,SurveyMethodology

AsktheRightResearchQues/ons

DefinetheTargetPopula/on

Planning

Surveyprocess




Recruitandmeasure

Datacodingandedi/ng


Iden/fyunitsofanalysisanimalsaredividedinto(a)thosethatbelongtotheemperor;(b)embalmedones;(c)thosethataretrained;(d)sucklingpigs;(e)mermaids;(f)fabulousones;(g)straydogs;(h)thosethatareincludedinthisclassi:ication;

(i)thosethattrembleasiftheyweremad;(j)innumerableones;(k)thosedrawnwithavery:inecamel’s-hairbrush;(l)etcetera;(m)thosethathavejustbrokenthe:lowervase;(n)thosethatatadistanceresemble:lies.

J.L.Borges-"TheAnaly/calLanguageofJohnWilkins"

ProfilingUnitofAnalysisATCG

Planning

Surveyprocess




Recruitandmeasure

Datacodingandedi/ng


ConvenienceSampling

SourceofPopula/on

Planning

Surveyprocess




Recruitandmeasure

Datacodingandedi/ng


Simplicity

•  Inyouropinion,doyouagreeordisagreethatcoderefactoringisaneedaswellascodesmelldetec5on?– 🔘Disagree,🔘Uncertain,🔘Agree

•  Coderefactoringisanessen5alprac5ceforimprovingtheunderstandingofobject-orientedcode.– 🔘Disagree,🔘Uncertain,🔘Agree

Clarity

•  Doyoupreferworkinginprojectsfollowingagilemethodsorthosefollowingusualnon-agileapproaches?

•  Doyoupreferworkinginprojectsfollowingagilemethodsorthosefollowingtradi5onalapproaches?

Effortless

•  Consideringthemaincharacteris5csofthelasttensoBwareprojectsyouhaveworkedon,pleaseanswerthefollowingques/ons:…

•  A]erreadingtheaDachedpapersregardingnon-func5onalrequirements(NFR),pleaseanswerthefollowingques/ons:…

Responsive

•  ExperiencelevelinusingX– 🔘1,🔘2,🔘3

•  WhatisyourexperiencewithX?– 🔘Neverused,– 🔘Usedinsomeprojects,– 🔘Usedinmostprojects

Planning

Surveyprocess




Recruitandmeasure

Datacodingandedi/ng


Controllingpar/cipa/on

S/mula/ngpar/cipa/on

Summary

•  Surveysrepresentausefulresearchmethodtocomplementothermethods

•  Usethemwisely•  Planforemploying/meandaeen/on– HalfanhourhackwithG-Formswontsuffice

•  Shareyourexperiences– Withus– Withthecommunity

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