respondent

UK/ɹɪˈspɒn.dənt/US/ɹɪˈspɑn.dənt/

nounB2+Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #13,562 of 15,258leans written

Other forms: respondents

A respondent is somebody who answers a survey. Ninety respondents, respondent numbers, ask each respondent.

Who answers is the whole problem in survey work: people willing to respond differ from those who are not, and no amount of statistics fully repairs that. In law a respondent is the party answering an appeal or a petition, which is a different sense.

Definitions of respondent

1nounrespondentSomebody who answers a survey.B2+
“Most respondents to the survey said they would like longer lunch breaks.”

respondent is a person.

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A respondent is a person who is called upon to issue a response to a communication made by another.
Respondent
The respondent becomes committed to this proposition when they give any direct answer.
Complex question
Open-ended, long-term questions offer the respondent the ability to elaborate on their thoughts.
Questionnaire
Computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) is an interviewing technique in which the respondent or interviewer uses an electronic device to answer the questions.
Computer-assisted personal interviewing
Acquiescence is sometimes referred to as "yea-saying" and is the tendency of a respondent to agree with a statement when in doubt.
Acquiescence bias

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