COMPLETIONS

"A term describing the number of completed surveys on a research project that are acceptable for purposes of analysis (not including those respondents who have screened out or exceeded their quota). Most research projects pre-specify the targeted number of completes during the design stage. These requirements should be met prior to the closing of the data collection phase(s) of the study. The precise definition of a survey complete may vary from study to study. For example, respondents often leave particular items, or questions, unanswered. Therefore a "complete" is generally not defined as a survey where 100% of the questionnaire items are filled out by the respondent. Instead, rules may be specifed by particular stakeholders in the research process. For example, a complete may be defined as a case where the respondent has answered a certain total percentage of questions on the survey questionnaire."