Points-based questions allow you to assign point values to one or more of the answer choices. You can then use those point values to “score” a response or use them in your analysis. When Can You Use Point-Based Questions? Online tests: If you are a training company or a trainer, you can create online tests […]
Category: Design Your Survey
Converting from Paper Surveys or Inputting Survey Results on Behalf of Respondents
This article describes best practices for deploying a survey using SurveyMethods and entering paper/hard copy survey results into your online survey. Survey Creation Once you create your survey online using SurveyMethods and it is ready to be deployed, create a paper version of your survey in a tool such as Microsoft Word, or export your […]
Panel Integration
Overview With panel integration you can distribute your survey through a panel company in order to gather a desired number of responses from people that fit certain demographic criteria. Panel companies typically provide 3 URLs for the survey to redirect to depending on the category respondents fall into: Complete and Redirect to Website Disqualified and […]
Find the URL of an Image
To find the URL of an image from the web, follow these steps: Navigate to the web page that contains the image. Right click on the image and choose “Copy image address” (Chrome), “Copy image location” (Firefox), or similar options on other browsers. Paste the URL into the desired field.
Manage Your Event Using SurveyMethods’ Event Registration Surveys
SurveyMethods’ Event Management surveys allow you to automate and manage your event registration process. Among other features, you can: Create events and add them to your survey Gather information from registrants and enable them to register for one or more events in the same survey Customize and automate event registration confirmation emails Review and manage […]
Adjusting Survey Width
SurveyMethods provides two built-in survey width options: Wide (1024px) and Narrow (780px). The default setting is Wide, but you can change the setting from within the Survey Design menu by clicking the dropdown on the top left of the page, just below the buttons to edit title or logo, or spell check your survey:
Testing Your Survey (Survey Preview)
There are several different ways that you can test or preview your survey: From the My Surveys page From within the Survey Design page Using the survey web URL Previewing Your Survey from the My Surveys Page From the My Surveys page, you can test any of your surveys by clicking on the survey title. […]
Printing/Exporting a Copy of Your Survey
To print a copy of your survey or export it to PDF or Word, simply click on the “Print Survey” button on the top right of the Design Survey page (accessed from the My Surveys page by clicking the survey design icon: ). You will then have three options: Print to printer: opens the print […]
Inserting/Removing Page Breaks from Your Survey
You can add a page break between any two questions in a survey, or remove a page break from your survey, using the links on the Survey Design page. Clicking the “Insert Page Break” link will add a new page in your survey and move all questions below the page break on your current page […]
Survey Quotas
Overview A quota is a limit on the number of responses for your survey that fit a specified set of criteria. They enable survey administrators to gather a desired number of responses from different groups of respondents, and enable you receive the desired mix of responses (e.g. equal responses from each age group, gender, or […]