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Questions with categorical responses
Categorical is the general term for a single-choice or multiple-choice response. When you define a categorical question, you define the responses from which choices may be made, and the number of choices that will be allowed.
This section introduces the following keywords that you can use in the metadata section when defining categorical responses:
Keyword
Description
categorical
Identifies a categorical question
exclusive
A single-choice response in a multiple choice list
namespace
Make 'duplicate' responses unique
See:
Defining categorical response lists
Single-choice responses in a multiple-choice list
Subheadings in response lists
Responses with duplicate response names (using namespacing to differentiate between duplicate response names in a response list)
See also
Questions with integer responses
Questions with decimal responses
Questions with text responses
Questions with Yes/No responses
Questions with date/time responses
Special characters in question and response texts
Using HTML tags in question and response texts
Asking questions
Special responses
Allowing respondents not to answer questions
Questions with no columns in the case data file
Setting default answers
Setting initial values
Questions and responses