questionnaire
noun
ques·tion·naire
ˌkwes-chə-ˈner 
ˌkwesh-
1
: a set of questions for obtaining statistically useful or personal information from individuals
2
: a written or printed questionnaire often with spaces for answers
3
: a survey made by the use of a questionnaire
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The mothers were asked to complete sleep questionnaires when their children were 6, 12, 24 and 36 months old.
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Jack Beresford, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
The reviewers also sent a questionnaire to each company, but only xAI and the Chinese company Zhipu AI (which currently has the most capable Chinese-language LLM) filled theirs out, boosting those two companies’ scores for transparency.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2024
Study participants completed food questionnaires every four years over a 25-year period.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
The researchers examined data on nearly 700 adults who completed dietary questionnaires and underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams of their thighs to assess the amount of fat accumulation in the muscle tissue.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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Jack Beresford, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
The reviewers also sent a questionnaire to each company, but only xAI and the Chinese company Zhipu AI (which currently has the most capable Chinese-language LLM) filled theirs out, boosting those two companies’ scores for transparency.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2024
Study participants completed food questionnaires every four years over a 25-year period.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
The researchers examined data on nearly 700 adults who completed dietary questionnaires and underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams of their thighs to assess the amount of fat accumulation in the muscle tissue.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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questionnaire
noun
ques·tion·naire
ˌkwes-chə-ˈna(ə)r
-ˈne(ə)r
: a set of questions to be asked of a number of persons usually in order to gather information (as on opinions)
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