Kano Questionnaire

Asks each requirement twice — functional and dysfunctional; only both answers yield the category.

Also known as: functional and dysfunctional question, CS coefficient, DS coefficient, Kano survey

The Kano questionnaire determines which category of the Kano model a requirement falls into. Each attribute is asked in two opposing forms:

  • Functional question — "How do you feel if the attribute is present?"
  • Dysfunctional question — "How do you feel if it is absent?"

Both are answered on the same five-point scale (from I like it to I dislike it). Only the combination yields the category: agreement with "present" alone cannot distinguish whether the attribute delights or is simply taken for granted — that shows only in the reaction to its absence. The mapping uses a fixed evaluation table; an item's category is the modal value across respondents.

The same counts produce two coefficients after Berger:

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Used in

Sources

  • Kano, N., Seraku, N., Takahashi, F. & Tsuji, S. — Attractive Quality and Must-be Quality, Journal of the Japanese Society for Quality Control 14 (2), 1984
  • Berger, C. et al. — Kano's Methods for Understanding Customer-Defined Quality, Center for Quality Management Journal 2 (4), 1993
  • Pyzdek, T. & Keller, P. — The Six Sigma Handbook, 5th Edition