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betlynjua

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Trick Question Or Typo?
« on: February 17, 2018, 02:58:31 am »
I logged on to my survey page this morning and started one of the questionnaires. One of the qualifying questions asked:

The company you work for/own employees _____ many people.

O.K. this is easy enough, so far so good.

Here are my options -

0-$50,000
$50,001-$75,000
$75,001-$100,000

and so forth.   ???  Whaaaaat?

Well I know it's early in the morning right now but I still think that I'm alert enough to see that something is not quite adding up.   :P

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Re: Trick Question Or Typo?
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2018, 04:23:16 am »
Sounds like a typo to me.  If it were me, I'd just choose the 1st option.  Good luck!

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Re: Trick Question Or Typo?
« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2018, 05:10:59 am »
Must be Peanut labs....happens a lot....go ahead and click.

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Re: Trick Question Or Typo?
« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2018, 07:33:28 am »
Whoopsie! :glasses-nerdy:

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Re: Trick Question Or Typo?
« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2018, 07:56:57 am »
somebody else was having an early morning it looks like   lol...I'd just click one and go on

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Re: Trick Question Or Typo?
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2018, 04:08:14 pm »
Looks like a typo. I would have choosen option 1

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Re: Trick Question Or Typo?
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2018, 04:01:54 am »
Yeah, I think it is just a typo.

betlynjua

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Re: Trick Question Or Typo?
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2018, 11:57:35 am »
Looks like a typo. I would have choosen option 1
Yeah, I think it is just a typo.
I agree; I believe it was a typo as well.  Don't you find it ironic that as survey takers we are asked to take our time, be accurate and so on? 

I think we should be able to report typos to the survey companies and be compensated 3 times the original amount.  LOL.  I am so very much kidding.   :silly:

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Re: Trick Question Or Typo?
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2018, 12:24:47 pm »
I get a lot of questions with multiple choice where none of the answers are correct. I usually just pick one and figure I'll be DQ'd anyway.

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Re: Trick Question Or Typo?
« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2018, 01:14:15 am »
I see something like this many types in surveys. It's more like a typo to me.

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Re: Trick Question Or Typo?
« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2018, 07:36:16 am »
You would think that they would proof-read before going live...lol

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Re: Trick Question Or Typo?
« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2018, 09:43:37 am »
Someone goofed!

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Re: Trick Question Or Typo?
« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2018, 01:48:44 pm »
I have no idea what they are trying to ask

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Re: Trick Question Or Typo?
« Reply #13 on: February 28, 2018, 10:35:32 pm »
I usually go with the flow and just select the first option even though I know it’s a typo.

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Re: Trick Question Or Typo?
« Reply #14 on: February 28, 2018, 11:37:26 pm »
I'll see these oddities at times.  Just have a good laugh and pick the first choice.  Hopefully, you'll get no less than a penny out of it.

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