An Example of a Double-Barreled Question Was Presented in the McBride

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Essay

An example of a double-barreled question was presented in the McBride text; "Do you believe that climate change is occurring and that humans are the cause?" Discuss why this is not a good survey question and what is meant by double-barreled. Provide a suggested update that is a better survey item for the question example.

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Definitions:

Vertical Axis

In various contexts, this term can refer to the up-and-down direction in a coordinate system, or metaphorically, to hierarchical levels within organizations.

Line Graph

A type of chart used to display information as a series of data points connected by straight line segments.

Time

The indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.

Truncated Scales

Measurement scales with endpoints or ranges that are shortened or reduced in length.