Question Types

Closed-ended questions are used in almost all types of surveys. They are simple, clear and easy to fill in for respondents. Nevertheless, mistakes are still being made in choosing them which we only realize when…

These questions take the form of a question and an empty text field in which the respondent writes their answer either with text or numbers. There is no need to invent and create answer options…

It is advisable to use these questions if you aren’t sure whether the clarity and scope of answers in closed-ended questions is sufficient. Thanks to the combination of open- and closed-ended question types, the respondent…

Battery of questions – also referred to as a matrix, it is a special type of closed-ended question, that on each line contains either questions or pre-question points, for which identical answer options are prepared…

In the previous article, we focused on closed-ended types of questions (dichotomous, trichotomous and polytomous). We will now introduce you to a worldwide popular type of closed-ended question – the Likert scale. The Likert scale…

A new series is here to help you navigate amongst the types and kinds of questions that can be used in your surveys, and to tell you how and where to use these question types.…

In this piece we’ll be describing the basic question types used in questionnaires, and their special traits. Question Types Used in Questionnaires A questionnaire is a data collection method used in quantitative research. It utilizes…