Which of the following is a sound recommendation for designing a research questionnaire?
A)Include all needed items, while keeping the questionnaire as short as possible.
B)Use a logical item sequence of difficult to easy.
C)Use more items that require essay-type answers and less short response questions.
D)All of the above are recommended for questionnaire design.

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Including all necessary items while keeping the questionnaire as short as possible is recommended to increase the response rate and minimize participant fatigue.

Answer: B
 Using a logical item sequence of difficult to easy helps to maintain participant engagement and prevent respondents from feeling overwhelmed.

Answer: D
 Using a combination of these recommendations, including A and B, can help to improve the reliability and validity of the research findings obtained from the questionnaire. However, option C is not recommended as it may increase response burden and lead to participant dropouts.

Which of the Following Is a Sound Recommendation for Designing