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Okay, so we're looking at e -surveys.
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How are they defined? so we can define these surveys as electronic surveys.
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Okay? these are questionnaires that are distributed and completed via electronic means, usually through the internet.
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Okay? so it has to be through some kind of electronic means.
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So most times, like it's through the internet, lots of different websites that do that.
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Yeah, so basically you're going to distribute and fill them out through technology.
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What definitions are out there and how do they differ from each other and which aspects do authors agree different definitions different authors and researchers may define a survey slightly differently sometimes there's an emphasis on the technological aspect highlighting the use of online platforms and software where that's a focus so they might say they might focus on the software okay others might focus on the accessibility and reach of the surveys noting that you can be able to be able to be able to gather data, you can gather data from a wide, wide audience quickly.
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So yeah, even with, so some might focus on software.
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Some might focus on the tech itself, okay, and others might focus on the impact of it, basically.
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Okay.
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Specific characteristics of e -surveys, they have some kind of digital format.
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They're accessible, their accessibility through some kind of internet, accessible through the internet.
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There's the automation aspect.
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So you collect data quickly and easily through the technology.
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And also anonymity.
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Anonymity.
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Okay.
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Usually it has a very high degree of anonymity.
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You don't, that way you can ensure better, more honest responses.
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So some benefits of these surveys, they offer several advantages.
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They can be very cost -effective.
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You don't have to print and mail stuff.
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You don't have to have paper copies of everything as everything's just done digitally.
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Speed is very fast when you do this...