A question for which we do not expect to get a single response but rather a range of responses.
In other words, when we ask this type of question, we want to know the distribution or tendency of responses. Let's take a look at the given question.
How would passengers of a subway system rate the quality of service on a scale of 1 to 10?
We might get a variety of answers to the question because there are 10 possible answers and passengers will usually have different opinions about the quality of service. This means that this is a statistical question.
