Is it okay to rely on Surveys and Questionnaires

Surveys and Questionnaires are two such things that go hand-in-hand and are essential for any market. No research is complete without the two. They are very essential for brands and companies to make a mark on the market too. 

They are a way of collecting data from the curtained pre-defined groups of people and the results are used as a means of promotion. 

What is a survey? 

A survey is a research method used for collecting data from a predefined group of people or representatives. This is done to gain insights or information on various topics of interest. A survey can have multiple purposes and can be conducted in many ways depending upon the researcher, the study’s goal and the type of methodology being used. Surveys can be conducted online, on paper, face-to-face or verbally. They are essentially a quantitative type of research where you get numerical data as the end result. 

What is a questionnaire?

It is a research instrument consisting of a series of questions in order to gather information from a set of pre-defined respondents. It is a statistical form of conducting research wherein final answers are received in the form of numbers in most cases. Questionnaires can be conducted online, face-to-face, on paper or verbally too. A questionnaire is carried out to gain a point of view of people and what they think about the brand or the market in general. 

But can you solely rely on these methods when you want to buy a product or invest in some services?

 The answers is no! you cannot completely reply on these two forms of market research because they are not always true. Surveys and questionnaires are more than often hampered and do not give the information that is expected from them. It is easy for the marketeers to manipulate these two things and not give the correct information. Sometimes the people taking these as samples are also paid to write only positive reviews about the products or services. These methods give out the final output in the form of numerical data, and it is very easy to misuse these and mislead the audiences. So, you definitely cannot rely on these solely. If you want, do a complete research. Compare things, study the market and then proceed forward.