'end before they could find

directly-elected members".

In fact

Panel h ad with A GB

LO

the alternative:

"or

have

during one of the two meetings the Omelco

McNair's

representatives,

the

latter

accepted that in framing questions for survey purposes, every

survey company should, among other things, adopt the following

basic principles:-

(1)

The question must be easily understood by the sort

of people that are going to be asked to answer

it.

(2)

in the mind

It must be simple enough to be retained

of the person asked while reflecting upon the answer

to be given.

(3)

If the question

contains a number of alternatives

answers, then all the answers should be clear and

should cover all reasonable possibilities.

(4)

The style of the question must not be such as to

lead or influence the respondent towards

possible answer rather than another.

one

(5)

The question must deal with the underlying

idea

adequately.

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