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Guide to Statistics and Methods
Surgical Education Research
January 3, 2024

Practical Guide to Survey Research in Surgical Education

Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
  • 2Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora
  • 3Statistical Editor, JAMA Surgery
  • 4Department of Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California
JAMA Surg. 2024;159(3):341-342. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2023.6678

Survey research obtains information about attitudes, beliefs, knowledge, opinions, perceptions, or reasoning.1 Surveys are commonly used in many research settings, including surgical education research.2 The general process of survey research involves questionnaire design, instrument administration, and data analysis.3 When properly designed, administered, and analyzed, surveys can answer diverse and vital questions in surgical education (Box).

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