Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Survey research in social work collects information from a sample of individuals through their responses to standardized questions.
2. Many researchers believe that at least a 50 percent response rate must be achieved in order to be reasonably confident that the survey results will be representative of the population from which the survey sample was selected.
3. Questions that actually pose two questions are referred to as a double-barrelled question
4. The following is an example of a well designed question: Do you agree or disagree that taxes should not be raised again this year?
5. A contingency question creates a skip pattern.


1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. FALSE

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