Close-Ended Questions Are Problematical Because They

question 175

Multiple Choice

Close-ended questions are problematical because they

• A) are only asked of cell phone users who are not likely to respond.
• B) do not always reveal what people think about policies on their own.
• C) require respondents to stop and think, reducing participation rates.
• D) tend to make Americans appear more knowledgeable than they are.
• E) None of the above

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