Your Textbook Suggested Several Considerations in Deciding on the Proper

question 44

Multiple Choice

Your textbook suggested several considerations in deciding on the proper response format for a study. Which one of the following was discussed by your authors?

• A) what will be the most cost-effective format
• B) the ability of the researcher
• C) keeping data analysis requirements limited to descriptive statistics
• D) keeping the length of the questionnaire to one page or less
• E) what response format was used in a previous study, with which we wish to compare results

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