This document defines and describes survey research. It notes that a survey collects superficial information from a population to provide extensive rather than intensive results about phenomena prevalence, distribution, and relationships. It discusses the main features of surveys including gathering current data from a sample representing the total population. The document also outlines different types of surveys based on the phenomenon studied, such as descriptive, exploratory, comparative, and correlational surveys. Additionally, it describes data collection methods for surveys including written, oral, and electronic surveys and provides advantages and disadvantages of non-experimental research.

1. SURVEY RESEARCH
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2. Definition
A survey is a research design used to collect information from different subjects
within given population having same characteristics of interest.it provides
superficial information.
It provides extensive rather than intensive results
It is used to obtain information about prevalence , distribution and
interrelationships of phenomenon in a population

3. Main features
● It is a process of gathering current required data
● In this design the information is collected from a mix of subjects who
represent the total population
● It is a mode of enquiry
● Tools used varies from ,face to face interview and self reporting questionnaire
.

4. Types of survey
Based on nature of phenomenon understudy
● Descriptive survey
● Exploratory survey
● Comparative survey
● Correlational survey

5. Descriptive survey
It is undertaken to describe frequency of occurrence of a phenomenon
rather than studying relationship

6. Exploratory survey
It is a survey which is still understudy which helps to define problem and generate hypothesis
Comparative survey
Comparing and contrasting the existence of certain phenomenon in two or more groups
Correlational survey
It is to study the relationship between two or more variables in natural setting without
manipulation

7. Based on data collection methods
● Written survey
Data collected with the help of written structured tools
● Oral survey
Data collected by face to face interview or telephonic interview
● Electronic survey
Data collected by emails, SMS and google forms

8. Advantages
● Non experimental are closest to real life situations
● Most suitable for nursing research
● Numerous human characteristics are not subject to experimental
manipulation
● Used when the manipulation is unethical

9. Disadvantages of Non experimental
research
● The result contained and the relationship between dependent and
independent variable can never be absolutely clear
● Results obtained cannot be generalized