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Chapter 2



                Types of Questionnaires




              This  book  introduces  four  types  of


       questionnaires,  namely:  a  questionnaire  is

       designed to (1) retrieve facts or information, (2)


       measure knowledge, (3) measure latent variables

       and (4) screen for or diagnose a medical condition.


       To the best of our knowledge, the categorization of

       four different types of questionnaires has not been

       described or emphasized in the existing literature.


       This  categorization  of  questionnaires  will  be
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