USING GOOGLE FORMS TO CARRY OUT A NEEDS SURVEY

INTRODUCTION

        When you want to establish a business, you presumably have a product to sell or a service to provide in mind. It will be crucial to determine whether or not people will be interested in your product or service. The typical method is to poll as many individuals as possible. 

        Another option is to create a short questionnaire to get information about people's interest in your product or service. You'd then need to retrieve the questionnaires, enter them into software, analyze them, and then generate graphs and tables to help you conclude. 

        Google Forms is a more efficient and user-friendly option. This article provides a straightforward procedure for accomplishing this. 

For the examples in the article, a phone is used. 

1. Go to Google 

• Check that you are signed in to Google. 
• This is what your screen should look like: 

NB: You can get to the site directly by typing in the address: www.forms.google.com 

2. Enter: Google Forms 

• The screen should look like this: 

 

3. Select: Google forms: free online surveys 

• The screen should appear like this or similar:

 

4. Click on "Go to google forms" or simply "forms".

• Your Screen should look like this:

 

• At this point, you have your blank questionnaire template. 
• In this example, we will ask three questions. 

5. First, rename "UNTITLED FORM" to the name of your questionnaire or planned business. 

• Here's an example following the name change. 

 6. After that, begin typing your questions. 

• Click on UNTITLED QUESTION and start typing your question. 
• It should look something like this: 

 

• Take note that it will provide you suggestions for responses: thus select "Add all" 
• You can remove the maybe option later by clicking the "X" button by it. 

7. Then you move on to the next question... 

• Click on the TT icon at the bottom to ask your next question. 

• Alternatively, you can click the + button circled at the bottom. 

8. You may ask as many questions as you like using the same procedure. 

9. You are now ready to send it out to be filled. 

• You will accomplish this by utilizing a link. 
• Next click on the SEND ICON as shown 

• It will take you to the following location: 

10. Click the link icon, then select "shorten URL." 

11. then select copy...as displayed 

12. You may now share the link with your respondents or others you want to fill out the questionnaire. It is simpler and faster to paste the link into a Whatsapp or Telegram group. 

13. You'd see that as people submit, the data just flow in and are examined in real-time. 

15. To view your responses, navigate from QUESTIONS TO RESPONSES. 

 14. This is how it should look: 

16. You may proceed to make conclusions, or if you require the data for a report, you may copy your questions and graphs and paste them into Microsoft Word. 

CONCLUSION

You may also choose to export the data into MS Excel for further analysis. 

On a PC, the procedure is identical; however, the buttons should show on the right rather than at the bottom. 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Michael Dabi is a professionally trained Environmental Scientist and Biological Oceanographer. Through writing, he enjoys clarifying complex research and statistical concepts for student comprehension.