Open versus closed survey questions /
A survey question can be designed to be open or closed. Open questions (or open-ended questions) permit respondents to answer in their own words, whereas closed questions (or closed-ended questions) require respondents to select a response from a fixed set of options. One practical advantage of clos...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | A survey question can be designed to be open or closed. Open questions (or open-ended questions) permit respondents to answer in their own words, whereas closed questions (or closed-ended questions) require respondents to select a response from a fixed set of options. One practical advantage of closed questions is that the answers obtained are automatically stored as numeric values; thus, they do not need to be coded into categories after the survey. It is also easier to program a computerized instrument to take action (e.g., display an error message, skip questions) based on a closed response than an open one. However, closed questions can be problematic from a measurement perspective if the predetermined categories are not exhaustive or if they influence respondents in unintended ways ... |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781529750089 1529750083 9781526421036 1526421038 |