noun phrase · academic
validated questionnaire
UK/ˈvælɪdeɪtɪd ˌkwes.tʃəˈneə/US/ˈvælɪˌdeɪtɪd ˌkwes.tʃəˈnɛr/VAL·i·dat·ed QUES·tion·naire
a survey instrument that has been tested and shown to be reliable and valid for measuring what it intends to measure
Examples
“The study used a validated questionnaire to assess mental health symptoms.”
“Using a validated questionnaire improves the credibility of the findings.”
“They translated the validated questionnaire and then ran a pilot to check comprehension.”
Band 8 sentence
“To ensure cross‑cultural validity, we used a validated questionnaire that had been translated and back‑translated.”
Collocations
- use a validated questionnaire
- administer a validated questionnaire
- validated self-report questionnaire
Word family
Common mistakes
valid questionnaire→validated questionnaire
validated survey→validated questionnaire
Say it for a higher band
5survey→6questionnaire→7+validated questionnaire
Synonyms
standardized questionnaire
Easily confused
standardized questionnaire
“Researchers chose a standardized questionnaire to ensure responses were comparable across sites.”
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