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How to provide the same set of instructions for entire sets of questions 🔗
When a set of questions requires the same set of instructions
associated with them (e.g., "Please indicate the degree to which
you agree or disagree with the following statement:"), then we
recommend making use of the
*maintain
keyword. This will save you from having to place the
instructions in multiple places (in a series of questions that
need to have the same instructions).
Once you've finished all of the questions for which that set of
instructions applies, you can then use
*clear
to clear the instructions from the screen.
Good repetition example 🔗
Here is a good example of how to use the
*maintain
keyword:
*maintain: Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement.
*question: I am hard to satisfy.
*question: I sympathize with others' feelings.
*question: I neglect my duties.
*clear
Bad repetition example 🔗
Here's a bad example of repeated
*header
lines (instead of using
*maintain
to display the instructions before each question):
*header: Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement.
*question: I am hard to satisfy.
*header: Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement.
*question: I sympathize with others' feelings.
*header: Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement.
*question: I neglect my duties.
The above example contains unnecessary repetition.
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