When designing your surveys, take question types into serious consideration
There are several great ways to format survey questions, but often times, there is a best format type for each question. The chart below displays the main survey question types with specific question examples.
| Survey Question Type | Survey Question Example |
| Single-response | Which of the following colors is your favorite?
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| Multiple-response | Which of the following board games do you regularly play?
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| Rating-scale | Please rate your overall satisfaction with our service where 1 = completely dissatisfied and 10 = completely satisfied. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 N/A |
| Ranking | Please rank these colors in order from your favorite (#1) to your least favorite (#4).
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| Open-ended |
Please describe why [xxxx] is your favorite color. ______________________________ |
Additionally, each survey question type has pros and cons, which you should take into consideration. The pros and cons of survey question types are noted in the chart below.
| Survey Question Type | Pros | Cons |
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