Is it a good question if the answer is too broad?

@gnat, if it gets a great answer, it isn’t too broad (or a bad question to begin with). Great answers can turn a mediocre question in to a good one — if the question was absolute rubbish, it wouldn’t get a great answer in the first place.

Why are there set answers to close ended questions?

As close ended questions have a set list of answers, they must be consistent and clear. Any ambiguity can affect your results and completion rate. Some respondents may feel that none of the set answers reflect their own opinion or experience. In these cases, they may choose to skip the question or even select an answer at random.

Is the Likert scale part of a closed ended question?

It’s always part of a closed-ended question (a question that presents respondents with pre-populated answer choices). The Likert scale, which falls under our definition of a survey scale, is a 5 or 7-point scale that ranges from one extreme attitude to another, like “extremely likely” to “not…

How are closed ended questions used to obtain quantitative insights?

To obtain quantitative insights: Closed Ended Questions have very distinct responses, one can use these responses by allocating a value to every answer. This makes it easy to compare responses of different individuals which, in turn, enables statistical analysis of survey findings.

Is the research question too broad or too narrow?

Your research to answer this question may include observation of print, television and radio advertisements as well as research into various current marketing theories and strategies. Both types of research are “do-able,” and the question is focused enough to yield a fully-developed research paper.

What happens when I suggest an edit on Stack Overflow?

In addition, users with this privilege level can also begin reviewing suggested edits (which previously you would have had to suggest). These edits remain in a pending state until they get enough votes to either approve them and make the edits take effect or reject them and discard the edit. Two votes in either direction will finalize the action.

When is the Broad Match Modifier going away?

As of February 18, 2021, the phrase match type will be expanded to match to more search queries, and the broad match modifier option—which was introduced in 2010, and which allows advertisers to specify certain words (with a plus sign) that must be included in a search query—will be retired.

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