| A | B |
| Valid Responses | Answer that is logically or factually sound |
| Biased Question | Sways respondent to answer in a particular way |
| Leading Question | Prompts or encourages the desired answer |
| Respondent | Someone who answers survey questions |
| Investigator | Person who gives the survey |
| Relevant | Closely connected to the topic at hand |
| Open-ended questions | Designed to encourage a full, meaningful answer |
| Closed-ended questions | Designed to encourage a short or single word answer |
| Two point questions | Yes or no type of answers |
| Dichotomous | Divided into two parts - two choices for an answers |
| Scaled questions | Response is chosen from a range of values |
| Target population | Entire group a researcher is interested in |
| Survey | General view or exam of someone or something |