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What is a key consideration when designing a survey instrument?
What is a key consideration when designing a survey instrument?
- Including irrelevant questions to gather more data
- Providing the respondent with biased information
- Making the questionnaire lengthy to cover all aspects
- Ensuring the questionnaire can generate credible data (correct)
Which of the following statements about survey types is accurate?
Which of the following statements about survey types is accurate?
- Surveys can be descriptive or explanatory (correct)
- Surveys can only capture moments, not map trends
- Explanatory surveys do not generate quantifiable data
- All surveys involve entire populations, not samples
What is a key challenge associated with interviewing respondents?
What is a key challenge associated with interviewing respondents?
- Interviews generate only standardized data
- Difficulty in formulating questions on the spot
- Interviews do not provide qualitative insights
- Opportunities for miscommunication and misinterpretation (correct)
Which type of observation involves documenting actual behavior rather than responses?
Which type of observation involves documenting actual behavior rather than responses?
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What is a key characteristic of experimentation as a data collection method?
What is a key characteristic of experimentation as a data collection method?
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What is an essential step in the observation process?
What is an essential step in the observation process?
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Why can experimentation in human-centered studies be challenging?
Why can experimentation in human-centered studies be challenging?
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What is a feature of questionnaire surveys (includes mail) that makes them advantageous?
What is a feature of questionnaire surveys (includes mail) that makes them advantageous?
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When conducting interviews, what skill is crucial for gathering rich data?
When conducting interviews, what skill is crucial for gathering rich data?
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What is a potential drawback of observational research?
What is a potential drawback of observational research?
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