Sentences with phrase «wording of the question»

He would not confirm or deny the exact wording of the questions or reveal what other messages were being tested.

The exact wording of each question is displayed in the survey results.

We should have realised when he allowed Alex Salmond to decide the franchise, date and wording of the question in the independence referendum that he was not too great a negotiator.

When asked by journalist Raffaella Serini if he and Crowe felt like «bad men» during the film, Gosling misheard the last two words of the question as «Batman.»

(You'll see by the way I've worded some of the questions below that I feel very strongly about this issue.)

And it is almost redundant today to note that the survey divorces sex from any moral framework, not only through the studiously neutral wording of the questions but even by its mere existence.

The exact wording of the question about the competing pre-K plans was as follows: «Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to pay for pre-K for all New York State children without raising taxes by using existing state funds.

«The numbers can be deceiving, and results can be skewed by the simple wording of a question.

The first few words of a question or first few minutes of a presentation were rough, but then I forgot about the audience, forgot about stuttering, and forgot about worrying.

But it does mean that, because they come to any survey with little information, they will be quite sensitive to information contained within the survey itself, especially to the specific wording of questions and the order in which they are asked.

I was struck by the precise wording of the question which it asked and answered, «Can measures of effective teaching identify teachers who better help students learn?»

I appreciate the careful wording of your question.

While there can be a great deal of variance in the actual wording of the questions that get asked, most hiring managers and recruiters are seeking information about three main areas of interest:

The wording of the question suggests Mueller may well be aware of such «outreach,» presumably informed by the cooperation he has received from Manafort's former deputy, Rick Gates.

Was our wording of the question in some way biased?

I'm not going to make the same assertions about their research as they made about ours, but the wording of a question absolutely matters and will generate different results.

Learning that the words of the question can dictate the answer, was a key to understanding business analysis years ago.

Now he's trying to back - pedal his way out of his trouncing by changing the wording of the questions.

You need to look at the wording of questions 28 and 32.

In particular, the legislation would set out the date of the referendum, the franchise, the wording of the question, rules on campaign financing, and other rules for the conduct of the referendum.

This, although it was not spelled out in the short text of the agreement, meant the Scottish government could set the date of the referendum (provided it took place before the end of 2014), extend the franchise to 16 - and -17-year-olds (a long - standing SNP, and indeed Liberal Democrat, pledge), decide the wording of the question (subject to Electoral Commission approval) and stipulate campaign financing (again, subject to EC oversight).

Can you clarify the wording of the question, as it's not clear (at least to me) what you're asking.

The Edinburgh Agreement stated that the wording of the question would be decided by the Scottish Parliament and reviewed for intelligibility by the Electoral Commission.

Second, the wording of the question used to ascertain voting intentions on the list vote is markedly different from the one that the company has used previously.

Second, the wording of the question used to ascertain voting intentions on the list vote -LSB-...]

At the time, we had been shortlisted for «Best Agency» by Research magazine — the most prestigious award in the market research industry — so I was a bit alarmed at first to receive a letter from Labour peer Lord Joffe, possibly frustrated that his attempts to change the law on assisted suicide had failed yet again, expressing unhappiness with the wording of a question.

Certainly this result may in part reflect the wording of the question and a familiar anti-government cultural trope, but Mettler's analysis points to deep - seated and systematic misperceptions on the part of submerged state beneficiaries (although what the 25 % of food stamp recipients who also reported they had «never used a government social program» were thinking is anyone's guess).

The prime minister then met with the Scottish first minister Alex Salmond to address outstanding areas of disagreement with the SNP including the vote's timing, the number of referendum questions and the wording of those questions.

I didn't understand a word of his question.

Note that the wording of the question was changed from September 2015 on the recommendation of the Electoral Commission.

The exact wording of the question was: «Irrespective of whether you currently pray or not, if you were to pray for something at the moment, what would it be for?»

Much of the early debate about Britain's coming in - out referendum on the European Union has concerned the operation of these rules: the wording of the question on the ballot paper, campaign spending limits and the extent to which David Cameron and his ministers should go into policy - purdah in the final weeks.

The referendum legislation will set out the date of the referendum; the franchise; the wording of the question; rules on campaign financing; and other rules for the conduct of the referendum.

Even if the government had got a bill through the Commons and the Lords — hardly likely — the law on referendums requires a set period for consultation on the wording of the question, then more consultation about funding of the yes and no campaigns and on and on.

We wish we had done more of this because it helped us to clarify the wording of questions and assess the time required to complete the whole survey.

And the wording of the question is so academic... «the intended audience» indeed!

(See Figure 4 for the wording of the questions and the pattern of responses to each.)

When it comes to school vouchers, apparent levels of public support turn on the wording of the question.

This is a PowerPoint looking at the breakdown and wording of questions, to help guide pupils to best answer them in preparation for their GCSE drama written exam.

The new tests are considered more difficult because they're designed to prevent students from making educated guesses from the wording of questions.

«One thing is clear from Education Next's poll released today: despite the wording of the questions, when looking across the board at the dominant forms of educational choice options like charter schools, vouchers, and tax credit scholarships, this poll finds more support for these programs than opposition.

(One can quibble with the wording of the question.

When I was a student, I was easily confused by the wording of questions, and I experienced test anxiety.

The wording of these questions needs work, but this is just an idea on how you could perform a more nuanced analysis next year.

During the Guided Investing questionnaire, I was impressed by the wording of the questions as well as the optional educational commentary surrounding them.