If a Researcher Wanted the Respondent to Answer an Open-Ended

question 55

Multiple Choice

If a researcher wanted the respondent to answer an open-ended question with no additional information, he/she would likely use a(n) :

• A) open-ended, unprobed format
• B) open-ended, probed format
• C) closed-ended, probed format
• D) continuous response format
• E) general format

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Definitions:

Variability

The degree to which data points in a dataset differ from each other and from their mean, indicating the dispersion or spread.

Scores

Quantitative values or measurements used to evaluate or assess someone or something's performance or status.

Negatively Skewed

A distribution of data where most values cluster at the high end with a tail extending to the low end, indicating that the median is greater than the mean.

Positively Skewed

A distribution of data where more values fall on the left-hand side of the distribution, making the tail on the right longer or fatter.