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recommended steps for designing a questionnaire
that aims to measure the magnitude of a specific
parameter.
2.4 Questionnaire that is designed to
screen or diagnose a subject
Diagnosing a medical condition in a study
subject is very common in the medical field. The
medical condition in these study subjects can often
be diagnosed by using methods like a structured
interview such as one that is usually conducted by
psychiatrists to diagnose depression. On the other
hand, in a variety of many other instances, the
