Class 11 Entrepreneurship Notes · CBSE
Survey Samples
Survey Samples — presents two practical survey examples showing how research instruments are designed and data is tabulated. CBSE Class 11 Entrepreneurship notes.
Last updated: 10 Sep 2026
Notes
Survey Sample 1 — City Bicycle Path Study
Problem on Hand
The Mayor of your city is thinking of asking the city council to vote funds for the development of a system of bicycle paths throughout the community. Before doing so, he felt that he should determine the percentage of bicycle owners and non-owners in favour of developing a system of bicycle paths.
Purpose
To determine if enough bicycle owners and non-owners are in favour of the development of a bicycle path system.
Questions asked
- 1.Do you own a bicycle? (Yes / No)
- 2.Will you please indicate the degree to which you agree or disagree: “A system of bicycle paths should be developed in our community?” (Strongly agree / Somewhat agree / Undecided / Somewhat disagree / Strongly disagree)
| Response | Bicycle Owners | Non-Owners |
|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | -- | -- |
| Somewhat agree | -- | -- |
| Undecided | -- | -- |
| Somewhat disagree | -- | -- |
| Strongly disagree | -- | -- |
| Subtotal | -- (100%) | -- (100%) |
| Total | 600 |
Think about it: this is exactly how your school could decide whether to build a cycle stand. Survey students, split them into cycle owners and non-owners, and compare their agreement. And notice the sample — 600 residents, not 6,000. A good sample represents the whole community without asking everyone.
Survey Sample 2 — Personal Errand Service Questionnaire
Sample questionnaire for a personal errand service to be launched. Click each question to reveal its answer options.
- Dry cleaners
- Post office
- Drugstore
- Shopping for clothing items
- Buying a gift
- Bank
- Shopping for non-clothing and non-grocery items
- Automotive service or repair
- Other (specify)
- Dry cleaners
- Drugstore
- Shopping for clothing items
- Buying a gift
- Post Office
- Bank
- Shopping for non-clothing and non-grocery items
- Automotive service or repair
- Other (specify)
- Waiting in lines
- Inconvenient location
- Imposes on my relation time
- Difficult work schedule
- Traffic
- Other (specify)
- Less than 50 per errand
- 50 to 100 per errand
- 100 to 200 per errand
- In my building
- Near my office
- Near the train station
- Prefer to have item(s) delivered to my office
- Sex: Male / Female
- Age: Under 25, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55 and over
- Household income: Under Rs. 40,000, Rs. 40,000 - Rs. 54,000, Rs. 55,000 - Rs. 69,000, Rs. 70,000 and above
Try this: turn Question 4 into a real survey for your own tiffin idea. Ask 50 classmates how much they would pay for a standard tiffin. You now have primary data, a sample, and a price range — the same instrument the errand service used, adapted to your market.
Key Takeaways
Key Takeaways
- Every survey starts with a clear problem and purpose — the bicycle study existed to help the Mayor decide before asking the council for funds.
- A representative sample lets you learn about the whole community without asking everyone — 600 residents stood in for the entire city.
- Good questionnaires use closed-ended options that are easy to tabulate, and place demographic questions at the end.
- Both samples ask the question that matters most in business: would you actually pay for this, and how much?
- So what? The next time you have a business idea, copy this two-step structure — decide the exact question, then pick who to ask. It costs nothing and prevents expensive assumptions.