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• Restate the research question you have chosen.

Research Question: What is the correlation of homeless individuals and their association to a mental health problem and does this cause people at risk of homelessness to use substance abuse?

• Identify your sample population and brainstorm questions that will illicit clear responses from your population based on your study question.
  • Write 3–4 paragraphs about your sampling methods.
  • Create a formal questionnaire with 15–20 questions.
  • The questionnaire should contain a proper survey introduction. The introductory paragraph should provide information on the topic of the study, its purpose, and include a confidentiality statement.
  • Use at least three different types of survey questions in the questionnaire. Some of the most common types are: close-ended, rating scale, Likert-type, multiple choice, rank order, and open-ended.