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To be effective, what qualities should survey questions have?
1. They should be exhaustive.
2. They should be non-leading.
3. They should encompass multiple ideas.
4. They should be complex.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Correct: 1 and 2 only.

- 1 (They should be exhaustive) — True, but interpret as the response options being exhaustive (and preferably mutually exclusive) so respondents can find an appropriate choice.
- 2 (They should be non-leading) — True. Questions should be neutral and avoid wording that pushes respondents toward a particular answer.
- 3 (They should encompass multiple ideas) — False. Good questions are single‑barreled: ask one idea at a time. Combining ideas confuses responses.
- 4 (They should be complex) — False. Questions should be simple, clear, and easy to understand.

Other key qualities: clear wording, appropriate reading level, unbiased phrasing, specific timeframes, and pilot testing.