True/False Questions

32. The first step in the questionnaire design process is to choose which method will be used to analyze the data.

A) True

B) False

33. The two primary formats that can be used in questionnaire design are open-ended and closed-ended questions.

A) True

B) False

34. The general rule-of-thumb in deciding question format is that lower order scales are better than higher order scales.

A) True

B) False

35. According to general rule-of-thumb in deciding question format, interval scales are better than ratio scales.

A) True

B) False

36. Close-ended questions that allows a respondent to answer in his or her own words,

A) True

B) False

37.  Open-ended questions are valuable in soliciting recall information when researchers do not want to bias an answer by listing alternative choices.

A) True

B) False

38.  A major advantage of close-ended questions is that the answers are in the respondents’ own words.

A) True

B) False

39. Major problems of close-ended questions involve the difficulty researchers have interpreting, editing, and coding answers.

A) True

B) False

40. Open-ended questions provide time and expense advantages over close-ended questions.

A) True

B) False

41. According to the text, errors in data coding closed-ended paper surveys can occur through the person coding the paper survey writing down the wrong number.

A) True

B) False