BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The questionnaire that is the most flexibly structured is
A
Formalized; unconcealed
B
Formalized; concealed
C
Non-formalized; concealed
D
Non-formalized-unconcealed
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Non-formalized unconcealed: allow a respondent to express his/her attitude in a liberated and uninhibited manner. Rather than giving pre-designed response categories, it is better to give them unstructured questions where he has the freedom of expressing himself. The response category has more flexibility.

Detailed explanation-2: -Formalized and Concealed Questionnaire This method asks respondents to give structured responses to attitudinal statements. Rather than, giving pre-designed response categories it is better to present unstructured questions where the freedom to express self is given.

Detailed explanation-3: -Unstructured questions are a bit more qualitative in feel. They do not require pre-defined categories and they allow the respondent to express their views openly.

Detailed explanation-4: -A non-structured questionnaire is one in which the questions are not structured and the order in which they are to be asked from the respondent is left entirely to the researcher. He asks the questions in the manner in which he deems fit in a particular situation.

Detailed explanation-5: -In simple terms, structured interview is patterned with a predetermined set of questions whereas an unstructured interview does not involve any fixed format and focuses more on spontaneity.

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