Information collected for analysis with open-ended questions is referred to as ________.
A)secondary data
B)unstructured data
C)primary data
D)quantitative data
E)qualitative data

Question

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Open-ended questions do not have pre-defined response options, so the data collected from them is unstructured and refers to unstructured data. A is incorrect because secondary data is data that has already been collected and analyzed by someone else. C is incorrect because primary data refers to data that is collected for the first time by the researcher. D is incorrect because quantitative data is numerical data that can be measured and analyzed through statistical methods. E is correct, but B is a better answer because it specifically refers to the fact that the data is unstructured, while qualitative data can be structured or unstructured.

Information Collected for Analysis with Open-Ended Questions Is Referred to as ________