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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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