A survey that asks the respondent to indicate their age and includes response categories of age 20-30 age 30-40 age 40 50 and age 50+ violates which important rule for constructing closed-ended items for naires ?
Correct answer: E. mutually exclusive
- A. exhaustive
- B. tangible
- C. comprehensive
- D. relevant
- E. mutually exclusive
Explanation
The categories overlap at ages 30 and 40, so one respondent may fit more than one category. Closed-ended response options should be mutually exclusive as well as collectively exhaustive.
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