When Is It Most Appropriate to Use an Open-Ended Question

question 34

Multiple Choice

When is it most appropriate to use an open-ended question?

• A)When the sample contains many floaters
• B)When there are only a few simple choices for most of the questions in the survey
• C)When doing exploratory research
• D)When lots of statistics are required
• E)When the sample consists of many people with limited speaking and writing abilities

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