Pre-Survey Consultation
DRC’s survey consultants assist clients in creating surveys that focus on the right issues, use the right methods, ask the right questions, and deliver the right results.

DRC’s survey consultants can:

• Crystallize research objectives—DRC’s survey consultants work with clients to turn their business information needs into clear research objectives that can be measured within a survey instrument.
  
  
• Create high-value content—DRC’s survey consultants use multiple methods to capture the information that will be used to craft high-value content. Consultants may examine existing survey content; review relevant scientific studies; interview key stakeholders, subject matter experts, and customer groups; conduct quantitative analyses of existing survey data; and hold focus groups.
  
  
• Provide survey method recommendations —DRC’s survey consultants regularly analyze needs and provide recommendations on issues such as sampling (in order to gain reliable data from a smaller set of respondents), increasing response rate (through choices in survey method, content, incentives, and reminders), and successfully using a dual-method (web and paper) approach to data collection.