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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...