Open questions
What Open questions means in Business GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Open questions
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Reference: AQA
Questions that invite detailed answers and collect qualitative data.
Questions giving written comments that reveal reasons.
Topics that use Open questions
- The purpose and methods of market research (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Business decision making
- Calculation skills
- Closed questions
- Competition
- Competitor analysis
- Costs and benefits of research
- Customer needs
- Data interpretation
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