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WebSurvey@UW - Item Types: Questions

This document describes the different question types that are available in WebSurvey@UW.

Question item types request a response from the user. There are different question item types which can be used to request information in different ways. Here is a brief description of these different types of question items.

Choice – Multiple Answers (Checkboxes)

Options include:

• Required – check if your survey taker must answer to continue with the survey.
• Random Order – check if you want your answers to be displayed in a random order for the survey taker.
• Answer alignment – vertical or horizontal
• Maximum number of checkboxes that can be checked.
• Minimum number of checkboxes that must be checked.
• Use “Select answer group” tool to use preset ranges of answers, or type in your own answers manually.
• Select default answer – will appear as checked to the survey taker.
• Assign point values for scored surveys.
• “Allow additional answer” tool allows users to select an “Other” button and enter text in a box as their answer.

Choice – One Answer (Dropdown)

Options include:

• Required – check if your survey taker must answer to continue with the survey.
• Random Order – check if you want your answers to be displayed in a random order for the survey taker.
• Use “Select answer group” tool to use preset ranges of answers, or type in your own answers manually.
• Select default answer – will appear as selected to the survey taker.
• Assign point values for scored surveys.

Choice – One Answer (Option Buttons)

Options include:

• Required – check if your survey taker must answer to continue with the survey.
• Random Order – check if you want your answers to be displayed in a random order for the survey taker.
• Answer alignment – vertical or horizontal
• Use “Select answer group” tool to use preset ranges of answers, or type in your own answers manually.
• Select default answer – will appear as selected to the survey taker.
• Assign point values for scored surveys.
• “Allow additional answer” tool allows users to select an “Other” button and enter text in a box as their answer.

Choice – True/False

Options include:

• Required – check if your survey taker must answer to continue with the survey.
• Select default answer – will appear as selected to the survey taker.
• Options can be displayed in a dropdown menu, or as vertical or horizontal radio buttons. Horizontal radio buttons are shown in the example above.

Choice – Yes/No

Options include:

• Required – check if your survey taker must answer to continue with the survey.
• Select default answer – will appear as selected to the survey taker.
• Options can be displayed in a dropdown menu, or as vertical or horizontal radio buttons. Horizontal radio buttons are shown in the example above.

Matrix – Multiple Answers per Row (Checkboxes)

Options include:

• Required – check if your survey taker must answer to continue with the survey.
• Random Order – check if you want your answers to be displayed in a random order for the survey taker.
• Row Heading Width – Set the width of each column to accommodate your row heading names.
• Row Names.
• Use “Select column headings group (optional)” tool to use preset ranges of answers, or type in your own answers manually.

Matrix – Multiple Answers per Row (Textboxes)

Options include:

• Required – check if your survey taker must answer to continue with the survey.
• Random Order – check if you want your answers to be displayed in a random order for the survey taker.
• Row Heading Width – Set the width of each column to accommodate your row heading names.
• Row Names.
• Use “Select column headings group (optional)” tool to use preset ranges of answers, or type in your own answers manually.

Matrix – One Answer per Row (Option Buttons)

Options include:

• Required – check if your survey taker must answer to continue with the survey.
• Random Order – check if you want your answers to be displayed in a random order for the survey taker.
• Row Heading Width – Set the width of each column to accommodate your row heading names.
• Row Names.
• Use “Select column headings group (optional)” tool to use preset ranges of answers, or type in your own answers manually.

Matrix – Rating Scale (Numeric)

Options include:

• Required – check if your survey taker must answer to continue with the survey.
• Random Order – check if you want your answers to be displayed in a random order for the survey taker.
• Beginning Number.
• Ending Number.
• Row Heading Width – Set the width of each column to accommodate your row heading names.
• Row Names.

Open Ended – Comments Box

Options include:

• Required – check if your survey taker must answer to continue with the survey.
• Default value – will be displayed in the comments box to the survey taker.
• 4,000 character limit for user responses.

Open Ended – Constant Sum

Options include:

• Required – check if your survey taker must answer to continue with the survey.
• Random Order – check if you want your answers to be displayed in a random order for the survey taker.
• Answer total – the total that the value must add up to, leave blank to allow any total.
• Row Heading Width – Set the width of each column to accommodate your row heading names.
• Row Names.

Open Ended – Date

Options include:

• Required – check if your survey taker must answer to continue with the survey.
• Minimum Value – the earliest acceptable date.
• Maximum Value – the latest acceptable date.

Open Ended – Number

Options include:

• Required – check if your survey taker must answer to continue with the survey.
• Default value – will be displayed to the survey taker.
• Minimum value – the smallest acceptable numeric value.
• Maximum value – the largest acceptable numeric value.
• Maximum length – the maximum number of characters allowed for this question.

Open Ended – One Line

Options include:

• Required – check if your survey taker must answer to continue with the survey.
• Email address – check if the answer to this question must be a valid email address.
• Default value – will be displayed to the survey taker.
• Maximum length – the maximum number of characters allowed for this question.

Open Ended – One or More Lines

Options include:

• Required – check if your survey taker must answer to continue with the survey.
• Random Order – check if you want your answers to be displayed in a random order for the survey taker.
• Minimum number of responses
• Maximum number of responses
• Maximum length – the maximum number of characters allowed for this question.
• Row Heading Width – Set the width of each column to accommodate your row heading names.
• Row Names.

Open Ended – Ranking

Options include:

• Required – check if your survey taker must answer to continue with the survey.
• Random Order – check if you want your answers to be displayed in a random order for the survey taker.
• Row Heading Width – Set the width of each column to accommodate your row heading names.
• Row Names.