SERVICES
Whatever your research challenge, we can help.
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- Running surveys in-house?
- Working with a supplier?
- Need someone to run your whole project from A to Z?
You’re in the right place. Survey errors are notoriously hard to catch — that’s where we specialize.
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Service Options
| Service | Cost | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Micro-Consulting | $675 3 hours |
Expert guidance on your survey methodology, respondent recruitment, and questionnaire to ensure you’re on track to produce accurate data. |
| SSI Methodology Approval | $750 | An independent review and approval of your planned survey methodology — before you start. Proof your survey methodology meets survey science standards. |
| Custom Research Plan | Quote upon request (typically $1200 – $2400) |
We design your survey and provide you with a step-by-step research plan, then hand it off for your team to run. |
| SSI CoLab™ | Quote upon request | We work virtually in collaboration with your team, providing direction on your survey while building your in-house survey research capacity as we go. For the moments when you need us. |
| Full Project Delivery | Quote upon request | A – Z. From start to finish. From design through data collection and analysis to the final report. |
* If approved, you may include this exact text in your reporting: “The survey methodology has been independently reviewed and approved by the Survey Science Institute.” If you make any substantive changes to your methodology (e.g., change the target respondents), you must let us know to determine whether the approval still holds.
SURVEY
DESIGN
- Determine survey type (random sample? census? purposive?)
- Define target respondent population
- Set target sample size
- Ensure privacy legislation compliance
- Maximize response rate
- Reach low incidence populations
- Provide RFP / RFQ content
- Identify cost savings opportunities
QUESTIONNAIRE
DESIGN
- Prepare from scratch, or provide feedback on your existing draft questionnaire
- Ensure questionnaire is designed to enable planned data analytics
- Advise on most appropriate response scales
- Minimize survey length
- Write DEI questions
DATA COLLECTION &
RESPONSE RATES
- Program questionnaire online and test
- Pre-test survey and tweak, as needed
- Maximize respondent participation
- Measure respondent representativeness and tweak respondent recruitment, as needed
- Close data collection
- Download survey data
DATA ANALYSIS &
AND REPORTING
- Clean and weight data
- Conduct topline, crosstabulation, and statistical analyses
- Write plain language Reports with data visualization, compelling storytelling, and evidence-based recommendations
- Provide in-person briefings of findings and recommendations