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Alternative preference question structure

Would you identify with or prefer A or B? Very similar to the Likert structure LIKSQ, but with the two ends of the scale being “identify with A” and “identify with B”. For Qni of 5, a reasonable default, the options could be given like this:

  • Strongly A
  • More A than B
  • Mixed
  • More B than A
  • Strongly B

There are other possibilities for different numbers of options the scale. Having only 2 is strongly discouraged, as this is likely to be a polarising question, with people forced to decide even when they have no clear preference.

Data structure

Of the fields in the question-info, note that

  • QTitle may be constructed in a form such as “QPref1 or QPref2?”
  • QDesc may be constructed in a form such as “Would you choose…” or “Do you prefer…” or other similar introductory phrase, in the current interface language, followed by the alternatives.

Then the fields that are needed, all language-dependent, are:

  • QPref1: @lang: mandatory short description of one end, similar format to QTitle
  • Qpref2: @lang: mandatory short description of the other end, similar format to QTitle
  • QPrefer1: @lang: optional longer description of one, similar format to QDesc
  • QPrefer2: @lang: optional longer description of other, similar format to QDesc

Similar structures

  • Use the Likert scale if there is only one statement: this structure is designed for things or positions rather than statements, though it could be used for two contrasting statements.
  • Use the Triple question if you want to explicitly name the centre point. This requires an odd Qni

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