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*Were you born in 1970? |
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*Tell me about your relationship with your supervisor. |
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*Is the capital of France Paris? |
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*How do you see your future? |
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*Did you steal the money? |
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*Tell me about the children in this photograph. |
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*What is the purpose of government? |
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*Why did you choose that answer? |
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At the same time, there are closed-ended questions which are sometimes impossible to answer correctly with a yes or no without confusion, for example: "Have you stopped taking heroin?" (if you never took it), see "[[Loaded question]]". |
At the same time, there are closed-ended questions which are sometimes impossible to answer correctly with a yes or no without confusion, for example: "Have you stopped taking heroin?" (if you never took it), see "[[Loaded question]]". |
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Revision as of 20:49, 15 June 2017
Ordinal-scale questions
Respondents are asked to decide where they fit along a scale continuum. These questions contain an ordered set of answers. A common ordinal scale asks about levels of satisfaction.[1]
Close ended questions
A closed-ended question contrasts with an open-ended question, which cannot be answered with a simple "yes" or "no", or with a specific piece of information, and which gives the person answering the question scope to give the information that seems to them to be appropriate. Open-ended questions are sometimes phrased as a statement which requires a response.
Examples of close-ended questions:
- Were you born in 1970?
- Is the capital of France Paris?
- Did you steal the money?
At the same time, there are closed-ended questions which are sometimes impossible to answer correctly with a yes or no without confusion, for example: "Have you stopped taking heroin?" (if you never took it), see "Loaded question".
See also
References
- ^ Dillman D., Smyth J., & Christioan LM. (2009) Internet and Mixed-Mode Surveys. The Tailored Design Method. John Wiley & Sons. New Jersey
- "The Open and Closed Question". American Sociological Review. 44 (5): 692–712. October 1979. doi:10.2307/2094521. JSTOR 2094521.
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