They could agree with multiple possible responses.
There is a trade-off between standardization, which requires complex definitions to cover multiple possible responses, and simplicity, which requires brief, easy to understand instructions.
*column totals may not add to total due to missing data; † denotes a statistically significant association; ‡ denotes items that were used in the SDB analysis; no formal statistical analysis was conducted for this item which allowed for multiple possible responses.
Open-ended questions are by definition those which have multiple possible responses, such that inviting answers from a large group can yield more than an expected set of responses (Bloom et al., 1956; Allen and Tanner, 2002; Crowe et al., 2008).
Apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1 (APE-1), a kind of multifunctional protein widely-distributed in the body, plays an essential role in the DNA base excision repair and serves as multiple possible roles in the response of human cancer to radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
Work of effective cohesion values are determined as the average response over multiple possible microstructures for three asphalt binders and 30 different mastics of varying filler volumetric concentrations.
I remember, early in my career, finding the word "reassure" listed as a possible response on many multiple-choice tests, including for my medical license, and feeling put off by it.
Fenbendazole may exert protective effects through multiple possible mechanisms, one of which is inhibition of the proliferation of B lymphocytes, thereby reducing antibody responses.
He has no possible response.
He always wanted to have multiple possible choices.
