Screening and Contingency Questions Can Be Used in Questionnaires and Surveys

question 23

Multiple Choice

Screening and contingency questions can be used in questionnaires and surveys to

• A) eliminate the need for open-ended questions.
• B) reduce the number of questions individuals have to respond to that may not apply to them.
• C) test how honest individuals are in responding to the instrument.
• D) separate interesting questions from those that are not as important to the researcher.
• E) provide open-ended responses.

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Definitions:

Investment

The allocation of resources, such as capital or time, in expectation of future benefit or profit.

Net Capital Outflow

The difference between the purchase of foreign assets by domestic residents and the purchase of domestic assets by foreigners in a given period, reflecting the international flow of capital.

Net Exports

The balance achieved by subtracting a nation's total import value from its total export value.

Domestic Investment

Financial investments within a country's borders in the form of business expansions, new construction, and purchases of machinery and equipment.