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Developing well-crafted questionnaires is more difficult than it might seem. Researchers should carefully consider the type, content, wording, and order of the questions that they include. In this section, we discuss the steps involved in questionnaire development and the advantages and disadvantages of various techniques.

• Open-ended vs. Closed-ended Questions
• Format
• Wording
• Content
• Order of Questions
• Borrowing Questions