characteristics‚ profiles‚ beliefs from a sample of people. In designing a questionnaire that focuses on open ended questions the main concern should be on determining the way the responses will be quantified. Open ended questions are often used in research to clarify closed questions or as a means of generating ideas. In both cases it is generally assumed that the longer and more detailed the response to an open ended question the better (Graziano et al‚ 2000). However‚ relatively little is known about the effect
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Open-ended sentencing doesn’t state a definitive period of time that the offender will serve but rather a range whereby the convicted criminal may be eligible to leave depending on the states discretionary perception of rehabilitative potential‚ a punishment reserved for ‘dangerous prisoners’ (Human Rights Law Centre 2012). This continuous judgement is assessed by state parole boards whereby the inmates conduct is evaluated in order to determine their release back into the community as jail terms
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through major developmental phases from birth to adulthood. These developmental stages are seen socially‚ cognitively‚ emotionally‚ physically‚ and spiritually. Some of these changes are obvious to the eye and some are not so obvious. Using five open-ended questions to analyze the social and emotional development of four children. This paper looks at the core age groups that effect teaching‚ preschool to high school. Beginning with a five year old who is in preschool findings show that the child
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An application of document clustering for Categorizing Open-ended Survey Responses Nishantha Medagoda‚ Ruvan Weerasinghe University of Colombo School of Computing Sri Lanka nmedagoda@yahoo.com arw@ucsc.lk ABSTRACT Open ended questions are an essential and important part of survey questionnaires. They provide an opportunity for researchers to discover unanticipated information regarding the domain of study. However‚ they are problematic for processing since they are unstructured questions to which
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For my first closed-ended question‚ I asked‚ “Do you support the building of nuclear plants?” I got a varied responses from the audience‚ eight‚ of the 16 in the class‚ supported the building of nuclear plants. The other half of the class said that they either didn’t have enough information or did not support the building. This leads me to believe that the class has mixed feeling on this topic and need more information over nuclear plants to make a decision. The next closed-ended question was‚ “Do
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AP ENGLISH OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS FOR EXAMINATIONS (Question 3) Sample Question 1: In some works of literature the insanity (or a period of insanity) of a main character plays a central role. Choose a novel or play of literary merit and write an essay in which you discuss the mental illness of a central character and the specific ways in which that character’s illness relates to the larger themes of the work. Avoid plot summary. Sample Question 2: “The struggle to achieve dominance over others frequently
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Open ended experiment: Head loss due to friction and pipe fitting in round smooth pipe Introduction To verify that Darcy – Weisbach equation can be used to predict the head loss due to friction with of water through a smooth bore pipe. Apparatus HF 135 Piping Loss Test Set. Summary of theory For water flowing through a circular pipe‚ the head loss due to the friction can be calculated using Darcy – Weisbach equation. H = Where: L = length of pipe between tapping (m) = 1.25m for all pipe
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2011 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION PAPER Senior Science General Instructions * Reading Time – 5 minutes * Working Time – 2 hours * Write using black or blue pen * Draw diagrams using pencil * Board-approved calculators may be used * Write your Student Number at the bottom of this page | Total Marks - 75 Section I Pages 2–1675 marksThis section has two parts‚ Part A and Part BPart A – 20 marks * Attempt Questions 1–20 * Allow
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18 people died from the disaster(Hand‚ 2000). Consequence of the disaster The Thredbo Landslide brought along a range of consequences including physical damage‚ environmental‚ 18 people dead as well as a huge financial cost related to the investigations‚ tourism‚ rescue and recovery. The Caringa and Bimbadeen ski lodges were both destroyed in the disaster. The impact zone of the landslide was very unstable‚ delaying the speed of the rescue effort. The area which was being searched for survivors
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The Desired Strength of Cement Hollow Blocks Using Ground Plastics with Silver Lining as a Material Science Investigation Project Ian B. Lampad Daisybelle S. Bañas Queen Farrah Jade M. Glodo Researchers Hinatuan National Comprehensive High School Hinatuan‚ Surigao del Sur Mrs. Fe Gagarin A. Lilangan Adviser Acknowledgment This research project would not have been possible without the support of many people. We would like to convey thanks first to our Almighty
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