Which Type of Survey Question Is Best Suited to Addressing

question 103

Multiple Choice

Which type of survey question is best suited to addressing concerns about errors in public opinion polling resulting from difficulty in measuring intensity?

• A) questions with simple yes-or-no options
• B) questions with approve-or-disapprove options
• C) questions with five to seven options, ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree
• D) questions with interviewee-bias measures built in
• E) questions with demographic-information measures built in

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