In a questionnaire, a research
January 18th, 2023
In a questionnaire, a researcher asks, “Do you currently smokecigarettes?” and the next question asks smokers “How many packs aday do you smoke?” The first question is an example of:
A. |
a filter question. |
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B. |
an open-ended question. |
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C. |
a vignette. |
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D. |
a skip pattern. |
Answer:
- In the given questionnaire, the first question is an example ofa filter question.
- A filter question is a question that is asked furtheronly if the respondent gives a particular response to previousquestion. For example : Q. Are you stressed? (a) NO (b)YES,if yes , What are the reasons.
- in this questionnaire ,the researcher asks first question “Doyou currently smoke cigarettes?” and the next question”How many packs a day do you smoke?” here researcher asks firstquestion in order to determine if they are qualified or experiencedenough to answer a subsequent one. Hence, option A . afilter question is the answer.
- Option B is not the answer because an open ended questions arethose questions that provide opportunity to the respondents toexpress their opinions and answers in their own way.
- Option C is not the answer because a vignett is a method thatcan elicit perceptions,opinions,beliefs, and attitudes fromresponses or comments to stories depicting scenarios andsituations.
- Option D is not the answer because a skip pattern is a questionthat is associated with conditional response. for example : aquestion asked for gender a) Male or b) Female.