Survey Design

Why is it crucial to have well-written questions in a survey?

• To impress the respondents

• To ensure accurate and unbiased results

• To make the survey shorter

• To make the survey look professional

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

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CCSS.RL.9-10.7

___ questions provide options to the respondents and require them to choose one or more items from the list.

• Open-ended

• Close-ended

• Choice-ended

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

___ questions allow the respondent to express their opinions freely and they are not restricted by the options.

• Open-ended

• Close-ended

• Choice-ended

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

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CCSS.RL.3.1

What is a significant challenge in analyzing open questions?

• There are many different ways they can be answered

• They do not provide enough data.

• They are too easy to answer

• The chances of response error is higher

These types of survey questions provide options for answer

• Open ended

• Close ended

• Ranking

• Multiple choice

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Why is it better to ask about specific instances rather than general behavior?

• It's easier to remember specific instances

• General behavior is too complex to analyze

• Specific instances provide more data

• Respondents prefer to answer about specific instances

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

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CCSS.RL.3.1

Why should survey questions be as short as possible?

• To reduce the time needed to answer

• To save paper

• To make analysis easier

• To avoid confusing the respondent

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What should you do if a question contains two ideas?

• Combine them into one question

• Only ask the most important idea

• Use two questions

• Ask neither and simplify the sruvey

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

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What is the purpose of including an "other" category in closed questions?

• The discourage respondents from choosing a provided option

• To confused respondents

• To provide an option for unanticipated answers

• To make the question longer

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

How can survey questions influence respondents' answers unintentionally?

• By being too long

• By not wording the question neutrally

• By wording the question neutrally

• By using complex language

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6