How to design questions that avoid introducing response bias while being efficient and easy to answer🔗
- How to select the type of multi-choice question that's suited to your answer options
- Why and how to create coding variables
- How to design questions that ask participants to choose one item from a set of options
- How to design questions that allow multiple responses (i.e., checkbox questions)
- How should you choose when to shuffle and when to use a specific order?
- How to use and create coding variables for continuum scales
- How to structure Likert scale questions
- How and when to uses bipolar answer scales (e.g., agree to disagree)
- How and when to use unipolar answer scales (e.g., "never" to "all the time")
- How to calculate questionnaire scores when some items require reverse scoring
- How and when to use slider questions
- How to avoid making participants scroll unnecessarily
- How to code questions where participants must provide numerical responses
- How to provide the same set of instructions for entire sets of questions
- How to avoid asking redundant questions
- How to check for participant comprehension and attention
- How to use
*while
loops to avoid unnecessary repetition when coding for questions - How to ensure that a participant meant to leave a
*multiple
question blank
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