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Sections/ Survey Question Types

Yes/ No Questions
Data visualization suggestions for Survey questions in which the respondent has the option to reply Yes or No.

Multiple Choice (Single Select)
Data visualization suggestions for multiple choice single select (as opposed to select all that apply).

Multiple Choice (Select All that Apply)
Data visualization suggestions for multiple choice, select all that apply (as opposed to single select).

Ranking
Data visualization suggestions for ranking questions.

Rating/ Likert
Data visualization suggestions for rating/ likert questions.

Open Ended Questions
See "Visualizations for Qualitative Data Analysis"

Other
Don't see your question type here? Maybe you can find what you're looking for in "Visualizations based on types of data"

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