Question

What is wrong with the following survey questions?

(i) ‘Most people want higher retirement pensions. Do you agree with them?’

(ii) ‘Does watching too much television affect children’s school work?’

(iii) ‘Should the UK destroy its nuclear arms, reduce spending on conventional arms and increase expenditure on education?’

(iv) ‘What is the most likely effect of a single ASEAN currency on pensions?’

Answer 1

1.

pushy question forces survey-takers to make a choice and pushes respondents toward particular favored answers. like : Ice cream is good on a cold day. Agree or disagree?

2.

it is a leading question

Leading questions are those that use biased language

here the question is leading because it says "too much".

3.

Leading questions are those that use biased language. This language influences the survey taker’s selection.

here th e question is framed in such a way that it leads survey taker to answer "yes"

4.

It is an Ambiguous question.

Ambiguous questions are far too broad.

here the survey question is very broad because ASEAN currency and pension are not very closely related, which makes it a very broad question.

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