Data allows businesspeople and other individuals such as researchers to develop products or services or understand particular issues. How people gather this data, however, varies based on situational ...

A behind-the-scenes blog about research methods at Pew Research Center. For our latest findings, visit pewresearch.org. Among the tools that survey researchers use to gain a deeper understanding of ...

You’ve heard the advice, and probably followed it too: Always ask open-ended questions and never limit yourself to Yes/No answers. It’s well-intentioned advice, but it’s wrong. I ask questions for a ...

Gathering around a table and sharing a meal with others has long been a means of fulfillment. Eating is a biological need and connecting with others is a deeply rooted need. It’s no wonder that ...

While interviewers often assume they hold all the power during the interview process, candidates are increasingly asking more insightful questions to assess whether they should make a move to a new ...

This study included six open-ended questions: Researchers manually coded each of the 375,834 open-ended answers into one of four categories: responsive to the question; does not match the question; ...

One of the secret ingredients to practicing deep meaningful gratitude and excellent leadership is a good set of open-ended questions. But what does that mean, really? Voltaire is often attributed to ...

"Talk To Me: How to Ask Better Questions, Get Better Answers, and Interview Anyone Like a Pro," by Dean Nelson. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) With the rise of podcasting and the lack of civil conversation he ...

Good questions are the most basic tools in a reporter's kit. Yet, journalists sometimes go in unprepared. This has consequences. Fair reporting starts with fair questions. There are times when ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cleveland.com journalist Lucas Daprile gave a presentation Jan. 18 to students in the Cleveland Media Academy on how to conduct an interview when reporting a story. Interviews are a ...

At a certain point, keeping the conversations between you and your partner fresh may require a bit more effort than it did when you first started dating. If you've noticed that it's tricky to keep ...