How do we ask people about their experiences of healthcare? That was the theme of a survey studio that I did for Loyal earlier this year. Loyal is a healthcare business in the USA, and I worked with Amira PettusContinue reading… Thinking about surveys of patients with Loyal
Tag: measuring satisfaction
Total Survey Error for non-specialists, Baltimore 2015
Total Survey Error (TSE) is a crucial concept in survey methodology, but one that I’ve struggled to get my head around. Eventually I realised that although the issues in TSE are often presented as linear flows, they are actually allContinue reading… Total Survey Error for non-specialists, Baltimore 2015
How to ask about customer satisfaction in a survey
Surveys often include questions about satisfaction. But what is satisfaction anyway? And are there better ways to ask about it? To measure customer satisfaction, we need to consider the customer’s starting point and the comparisons that drive whatever emotion theContinue reading… How to ask about customer satisfaction in a survey
Not beyond usability – just nearby
I’ve got a pet peeve: the phrase ‘beyond usability’. It doesn’t matter who uses it and how appropriate it is to the content of their article, website, speech or whatever. I hear it, I get annoyed, I stop paying attention.Continue reading… Not beyond usability – just nearby
Piggy in the middle? Why people choose the midpoint in rating questions on questionnaires
Questionnaires often ask us to rate something or other. Recently, I’ve been asked about: ♦ my satisfaction with a huge website ♦ the effectiveness of a selection of ways to maintain or increase charge-out rates ♦ the cleanliness of aContinue reading… Piggy in the middle? Why people choose the midpoint in rating questions on questionnaires