Research guide
How to create a survey
A practical guide to defining a survey decision, audience, sample, questionnaire, pilot, collection plan, analysis, and follow-up.
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Survey research resources
Use practical guidance for stronger instruments and real collection conditions—from rural field supervision and NDPA planning to analysis-ready exports—then move into editable templates when you are ready to build.
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Research guide
Survey sample size guide
Understand target population, precision, confidence, expected response rate, design effects, subgroup needs, and practical sample limitations.
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Survey question writing guide
Write clear, neutral survey questions with appropriate answer choices, recall periods, response scales, consent, and mobile usability.
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Field survey planning guide
Plan enumerator roles, devices, consent, offline collection, location, sampling, supervision, incident handling, and sync for field surveys.
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Rural enumerator management guide
Manage rural survey enumerators with practical plans for assignments, transport, power, weak connectivity, consent, supervision, safety, and data quality.
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NDPA guide for survey and field research
A practical Nigeria Data Protection Act guide for survey purpose, lawful basis, notices, minimisation, sensitive data, fieldwork, rights, retention, and transfers.
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Survey data export and integration guide
Move Surveyor data into Excel, Google Sheets, Power BI, R, Python, or Stata with structured exports while understanding current API and live-sync limits.
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