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Content List- Sin 1: Mismatching Item Type With Desired Data
- Sin 2: Using Agree-Disagree Statements
- Sin 3: Going Negative
- Sin 4: Using Too Few Response Options
- Sin 5: Mislabeling Response Options
- Sin 6: Improper Balance and Spacing of Response Options
- Sin 7: Using Double-Barreled Items
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Article first published online: April 21, 2015; Issue published: June 1, 2015
Hunter Gehlbach1, 2
1Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA, USA
2Panorama Education, Boston, MA, USA
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