What this feature is, why you should use it and when
Step by step implementation of this feature
This section explains what the "Rate Different Items Along the Scale of Your Choice" question type is and why you should use it
What: Questions of this type are used to get respondent feedback on different statements or evaluation of different products, features or services.
Why: This question type allows you to have a choice of different scales to choose from or you can design a scale of your own.
In a survey this type of question might look something like this:
We are about to show you step by step how to implement this question
To add a 'Rate Different Items Along the Scale of Your Choice' question to your survey select the Insert > New Question option on the 'Surveys > Questions' page, and then:
- Use the 'Please select a question type' drop-down box to select "Rate different items along the scale of your choice".
- Type your question text in the 'Write your question below' text box.
- Select a rating scale using the 'Choose your scale below' drop-down box. Click the Customize button to create a new scale or display detailed list of available scales. See the Customize scale help chapter for additional details.
- Enter the objects to be rated in the 'List the products, features or services that you want rated along a scale' single line text fields.
- Use the 'Show/Hide on condition' option if you want to show or hide
particular answer choices depending on the respondent's answers to the previous questions.
For details on using this feature, consult the 'Optional Features' help chapter. - 'Mode: Standard\Quick' Select the Standard mode to input each item in a different line or the Quick mode to input all the answer choices into the text box separating the choices by hitting the Enter key after each item.
- If you need to have rated objects both on the left and on the right of the scale, separate rated objects in single line text fields with three vertical bars. For example, Men|||Women, Boys|||Girls.
- The 'Hide scale' option allows you to hide the headers of the selected scale.
- The New line link allows you to add a new answer line in the Standard mode if needed.
- The up and down arrow buttons allow you to move answer choices up and down the list in the Standard mode.
- The delete button removes the answer choice from the list in the Standard mode. A yellow-colored button means that you are not allowed to delete this answer option because you have respondents who have answered it.
- 'Select answer order' allows you to modify your answers order (randomize, alphabetize, etc) <more>
- Specify how the respondent must answer your question. <more>
- The 'Absolute ranking' option allows you to rate items using each rating only once.
Click the Toggle WYSIWYG Editor button to switch between simple editing
and WYSIWYG mode.
If composing in a simple mode you can use HTML.
If using the WYSIWYG editor you can easily apply advanced text formatting
along with inserting links and graphics to the text.
Add Image option allows you to add image(s) to your question. For details consult the 'Add Image' help chapter.
Email Alert To option allows you to get/send an email notification right after the respondent submits the survey and has answered a question with a particular answer. For details consult the 'Email Alert' help chapter.
Click Spell Check to check the spelling.
Click Preview to see what your question looks like.
Click Save to save your changes and go to the 'Surveys > Questions' page.
Click Cancel to go back to the questions editing page without saving changes.
Question Analysis Code is used for the statistic analysis purposes. For example, to track the responses for questions with the same code across different surveys. <more>