Questionary vs. Questionnaire — What's the Difference?
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Difference Between Questionary and Questionnaire
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Definitions
Questionary
A questionnaire.
Questionnaire
A questionnaire is a research instrument consisting of a series of questions (or other types of prompts) for the purpose of gathering information from respondents. The questionnaire was invented by the Statistical Society of London in 1838.Although questionnaires are often designed for statistical analysis of the responses, this is not always the case.
Questionary
(archaic) One who makes it his business to seek after relics and carry them about for sale.
Questionnaire
A form containing a set of questions, especially one addressed to a statistically significant number of subjects as a way of gathering information for a survey.
Questionary
Inquiring; asking questions; testing.
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Questionnaire
A form containing a list of questions; a means of gathering information for a survey
Carry out a questionnaire
Fill out a questionnaire
Questionary
Inquiring; asking questions; testing.
Questionnaire
To survey using questionnaires
Questionary
One who makes it his business to seek after relics and carry them about for sale.
Questionnaire
Same as Questionary.
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Questionary
A set of questions for submission to a group of persons for the purpose of bringing out their resemblances and differences in the matter considered. The questionary method is a recognized form of psychological investigation.
Questionnaire
A list of questions, usually on a printed form, to be answered by an individual. The forms often have blank spaces in which the answers can be written. Sets of such forms are distributed to groups and the answers used for various purposes, such as to obtain statistical information for social science, political, or marketing research, or to obtain information about a patient for the use of medical practitioners.
Questionnaire
A form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information