How to Structure a Survey: Components and Order
Four components, one fixed order. We show you what a well-structured survey looks like, which job each part does and which content goes where, with an employee survey as the example.
Four components, one fixed order. We show you what a well-structured survey looks like, which job each part does and which content goes where, with an employee survey as the example.
The text before the first question decides how many people actually start your survey. We show you what belongs in it and give you four simple examples to adapt.
Everyone who makes it to the end of your survey sees the last page. We show you what belongs on the closing page and give you four closing messages to adapt.
What the CES measures, how to work it out from a 1 to 7 scale and why an average of 5.6 can hide a lot of hassle: the metric for how hard your customers have to work.
Three questions, three metrics for customer surveys: what NPS, CSAT and CES have in common, how their questions and answer options differ and when each one is the better choice.
How the CSAT works, how to calculate it with a simple formula and why 78 per cent can mean two very different things: the metric for satisfaction at a single touchpoint.
How the eNPS works, how to calculate it in three steps and why +5 can describe a calm workforce or a deeply divided one: the employer recommendation metric, minus the benchmark myths.
Real examples of what surveys are used for in the UK: from the staff survey and the parent questionnaire to picking a date for the Christmas do, each with a ready-made template.
Counting, categorising, charting: your raw data becomes an analysis you can put in a dissertation. We show you how it works in Excel, from closed questions through to free text.