A researcher creates the following fixed-response categories for the question "What is your preferred political party?": Republican and Democrat. What is problematic about this question?
A) It is not mutually exclusive
B) It is closed-ended
C) It is not exhaustive
D) None of these

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The fixed-response categories of Republican and Democrat are not exhaustive, as there are many other political parties that individuals may align with or prefer. This limits participants' ability to express their preferred political affiliations, potentially leading to incomplete or inaccurate data.

A Researcher Creates the Following Fixed-Response Categories for the Question