🧠 UX Research & Design · Research Methods

Write surveys without garbage-in

Question construction, ordering effects, and response-scale discipline producing analyzable data.

intermediate~30 minUX ResearchersProduct DesignersDesign Leads

Steps

1Draft research questions first; every item maps to one
2One idea per question; kill double-barrels ruthlessly
3Balanced scales with labeled midpoints; avoid agree-only sets
4Randomize option order where position bias lurks
5Add one attention-check and one open-ended for voice
6Pilot n=10, inspect distributions and timing before full send

Common Pitfalls

▲Leading questions collecting confirmation, not data
▲Ten-point scales nobody can meaningfully differentiate

Commands

Install with skills CLI

$ npx skills add aniruddhaadak80/skills --skill research-methods-survey-instrument-quality

Install globally

$ npx skills add aniruddhaadak80/skills --skill research-methods-survey-instrument-quality -g

Tags

#surveys#quantitative-research#ux-research#research-methods

Install this skill

$ npx skills add aniruddhaadak80/skills --skill research-methods-survey-instrument-quality -a opencode

SKILL.md

# Write surveys without garbage-in

> Question construction, ordering effects, and response-scale discipline producing analyzable data.

## When to Use This Skill

Question construction, ordering effects, and response-scale discipline producing analyzable data.

## Steps

1. Draft research questions first; every item maps to one
2. One idea per question; kill double-barrels ruthlessly
3. Balanced scales with labeled midpoints; avoid agree-only sets
4. Randomize option order where position bias lurks
5. Add one attention-check and one open-ended for voice
6. Pilot n=10, inspect distributions and timing before full send

## Common Pitfalls

- Leading questions collecting confirmation, not data
- Ten-point scales nobody can meaningfully differentiate

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