"participants" vs "respondents" in surveys

[Winnie1122]

Is it wrong to use 'participants' instead of 'respondents' for closed-ended survey data?

 

[Rover_KE]

Asked and answered here.

 

[Tarheel]

WOULD IT BE wrong to use 'participants' instead of 'respondents' for closed-ended survey data?

I'm not sure what "closed-ended survey data" is. I assume that "respondents" are people who responded to the survey. Why in the world would you want to use a different word?

 

[jutfrank]

I'm not sure what "closed-ended survey data" is.

Responses to questions that are chosen from a closed set of options, such as when the instruction is 'tick all that apply'.

Yes, 'respondents' is the best word for this, when the participation is this minimal.