Questions on Questionnaires Should Be Open-Ended to Allow the Respondent

question 82

True/False

Questions on questionnaires should be open-ended to allow the respondent the freedom to express his / her opinion since the analyst will not be able to follow up with additional questions as could be done in a one-on-one interview.

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Definitions:

Key Attributes

Essential qualities or features that define and differentiate an object, concept, or person.

Waggle Dance

A figure-eight dance performed by honeybees to communicate the direction and distance of a food source to other bees in the hive.

Pheromones

Chemical substances produced and released into the environment by animals, affecting the behavior or physiology of others of the same species.

Noncompensatory Model

A decision-making approach where no trade-offs are allowed; that is, a poor score in one criterion cannot be offset by a high score in another.