Question

Two types of survey questions are open questions and closed questions. An open question allows for any kind of​ response; a closed question allows for only a fixed response. An open question and a closed question with its possible choices are given below. List the advantages and disadvantages of each question.
Open ​question: What can be done to get students to eat healthier​ foods?
Closed​ question: How would you get students to eat healthier​ foods?
1. Mandatory nutrition course
2. Offer only healthy foods in the cafeteria and remove unhealthy foods
3. Offer more healthy foods in the cafeteria and raise the prices on unhealthy foods
What are the advantag?
A. It is easy to compare the results of surveys with open questions.
B. An open question allows for new solutions to be introduced.
C. It is easy to quantify the responses of open questions.
D. An open question allows the respondent to go​ in-depth with their answer.
What are the disadvantages of an open​ question?
A. It is difficult to compare the results of surveys with open questions.
B. It is difficult to quantify the responses of open questions.
C. The form of the question may influence the opinion of the respondent.
D. An open question limits the possible responses of the respondent.

Answer 1

Answer and explanation:

Advantages of open questions:

B. An open question allows for new solutions to be introduced.

D. An open question allows the respondent to go​ in-depth with their answer.

Disadvantages of open questions:

A. It is difficult to compare the results of surveys with open questions.

B. It is difficult to quantify the responses of open questions.

Advantages of closed questions:

- It is easy to compare the results of surveys with closed questions.

- It is easy to quantify the responses of closed questions.

Disadvantages of closed questions:

- A closed question limits the possible responses of the respondent.

-The researcher must spend time to generate a satisfactory list of possible responses from the respondent.

- possible answers may also be insufficient to be useful.

Open questions and closed questions in research questionnaires are two popular methods of getting data from respondents. They both have advantages and disadvantages and can be used interchangeably or together in questionnaires.