Types of Survey Questionnaire Flashcards
Types of Survey Questions
Open-ended questions
Dichotomous Questions
Multiple–response questions
Matrix questions
Contingency Questions
These types of questions do not have predetermined options or answers.
Open-ended questions
The respondents are allowed to answer the questions freely
Open-ended questions
Responses must be recorded verbatim-especially because coding and analysis will rely on the subject’s exact responses.
Open-ended questions
Open-ended questions of ten need _______ or _______ to clarify certain items in the subject’s response.
probing or follow-up questions
These question typically ask the “how” and
“why” of something.
Open-ended questions
have two possible answers, often either yes/no,
true/false, or agree/ disagree.
Dichotomous Questions
These questions are used when the researcher wants to
clearly distinguish the respondent’s opinion, preference, experience or behavior.
Dichotomous Questions
There are certain questions that necessitate the respondents to provide more than one answer
Multiple–response questions
There are instances where a number of questions you intend to ask have the same set of possible answers. Thus, it is possible to construct a ______ of items and answers for the sake of streamlining the survey.
Matrix questions
are intended for certain respondents only, depending on the
provided answers.
Contingency Questions
A familiar example would be a follow-up question provided after a respondent agrees to a certain item.
Contingency Questions
