Jared makes a good point. There were actually a few studies comparing widgets for exclusive choice questions and radio buttons fared well in that study. So there is a question of efficiency, whether the question would make sense with an "I don't know", and also how much space you have (drop-downs take up more space than two or more radio buttons).
Chauncey On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 1:07 PM, Jared Spool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Aug 29, 2008, at 5:56 AM, ???? Sonal Nigam wrote: > >> I would like to know about the drop down values for the forms that I have >> been creating recently. The values are only Yes and No for the dropdowns >> varying from 5-9 in number in a single form. I just want to know how best >> it >> is to provide the user with a YES, NO and I don't KNOW as the values for >> dropdown? Any best practices regarding whether the I dont know should or >> should not be provided to the user? Will it confuse them? Assist them? > > > Hi Sonal, > > In general, if I were designing forms with "Yes", "No," and "I don't know", > I'd probably use radio buttons instead of drop downs. Ergonomically more > efficient and cleaner in the design. > > As Chauncey suggested, if you could share some sample questions, it might be > easier to answer your main question. > > Jared > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
