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and unambiguous questions that will both answer

the research questions and address the study

objectives. In addition, it is also necessary to

decide beforehand the appropriate responses for

each question. For instance, the researcher will

have to decide whether it is more appropriate to

elicit an open-ended response, or a binary response

(“Yes” or “No”) or a response based on a Likert-

scale. This is because the researcher must ensure

that the responses elicited from the study

respondents will be able to provide enough

information, which are packaged in a sufficient