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The Art and Science of Survey Design: Getting Reliable Data from Questions

Nielsen Norman GroupNielsen Norman Group12 min readJanuary 1, 2023
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Surveys are the most widely used — and most widely abused — research instrument in business. Poorly designed surveys produce misleading data that can drive costly decisions. This article covers the principles of rigorous survey design: writing unbiased questions, choosing appropriate scales, avoiding leading and double-barreled questions, managing survey length, and sampling strategies. It also covers analysis techniques including how to handle response bias, calculate confidence intervals, and distinguish meaningful differences from noise.

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