Your questionnaire cover letter is the first thing respondents would see before opening and providing answers to your questionnaire…

Drafting your questionnaire cover letter comes immediately after preparing the questionnaire. It must have questions related to your topic, aim and objectives of the study. The options in close-ended questionnaires are usually gotten from literature review, that’s if proper literature review was done. To know how to carry out proper literature review click here

The cover letter helps the reader to know what to expect and how to attend to the questionnaire administered to them, this is where you must apply some writing skills so as to woo your respondents to attend to the questionnaire without delay.

Purpose of covering letter

It’s a formal way of presenting questionnaires

It is a form of introduction

It helps the respondents know the purpose of the research

It provides details of the researcher

Contents of a covering letter:

Address of your institution

Date

Salutation

Brief introduction of the researcher

Project topic

The purpose of the study

An appeal to the respondent to answer the questionnaire

Assurance that information provided will be treated with strict confidentiality

Closing remarks

Signature, name and phone number of researcher.