Tip: Random distribution and Least Filled concept testing are available for surveys! Both of these methods allow you to achieve even distribution without scripting. For more information, see Quick comparison: Random distribution, Least Filled concept testing, even distribution scripts.
Example
You have 7 designs regarding new stationery and would like each respondent to rank their top 5 preferences at a rank order sort question called DESIGN_RANK. You then want the respondent to rate up to 3 of these top 5 ranked designs but designs 6 and 7 cannot be shown together.
Detailed Steps
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Import the template into your community:
- Download the PXML template here.
- On the Power Survey Authoring page, click the Import button.
- Click the Browse... button, and find the template you just downloaded in the first step.
- Give the template study a descriptive Internal Name. You will need to find this study in your library using the name, so make it as descriptive as possible.
- Click the IMPORT NEW STUDY button.
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Add the template to your study:
- Create/author your power survey as required.
- Go to the Questionnaire tab of your study.
- Click Library on the Authoring toolbar.
- In the Library Browser, look for the template study in the Studies section, under Pending Studies (the study you created in step 1).
- Expand the template study in the Library Browser and drag the EDMQ15_QUALEX_2PLUS_OF_MAX_15 block into your study as required. Do not rename any of the blocks or questions.
- Ensure that DESIGN_RANK is placed anywhere in the study but before EDMQ15_QUALEX_2PLUS_OF_MAX_15 block. Note that DESIGN_RANK is not part of the template. We are assuming you have a rank order sort question like this in your study, and DESIGN_RANK is just an example question name. Question name does NOT have to be the same.
- Expand the EDMQ15_HIDDEN block and delete the conditional sequence IF_EDMQ15_CONCEPTS_QUALIFIED.
Note: This Conditional Sequence is required to pull in the EDSQ15_CONCEPT_QUALIFIED recode question as a dependency. Once the template is within the study, the EDSQ15_CONCEPT_QUALIFIED Conditional Sequence is irrelevant and can be removed.
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Set up Even Distribution:
- Click on the EDMQ15_CONCEPTS question and update the answer options with the list of your 7 design names.
- Click on the EDMQ15_SET_CONCEPTS_EXCL script action and update the first line of script to show up to 3 concepts.
- Update the second line of script with the list of designs that are exclusive.
- Click on the EDMQ15_CONCEPTS question and update the answer options with the list of your 7 design names.
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Create your concept questions:
- Each concept will have its own conditional sequence and block of questions within the conditional sequence.
Concept 1 questions: Expand the IF_EDMQ15_CONCEPT_1 conditional sequence and author the questions in the EDMQ15_CONTENT_CONCEPT_1 block. You can delete the EDMQ15_CONCEPT_1 text instruction.
Concept 2 questions: Expand the IF_EDMQ15_CONCEPT_2 conditional sequence and author the questions in the EDMQ15_CONTENT_CONCEPT_2 block. You can delete the EDMQ15_CONCEPT_2 text instruction. - Repeat for the rest of the 7 design concepts.
Note: There is no need to delete the unused conditions, but you can if you'd like.
- Each concept will have its own conditional sequence and block of questions within the conditional sequence.
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Create the qualifications for each concept:
- Click on References and Recodes at the bottom of the questionnaire tree.
- Click on the EDMQ15_CONCEPTS_QUALIFIED recode question. Ensure that the option list aligns with the option list in EDMQ15_CONCEPTS question. There should be 7 responses here.
- Update the recode filter for each concept to reflect what the corresponding qualification should be. In this example, the filter for Design 1 is shown in the following screenshot. Similarly, the filter for Design 2 is "DESIGN_RANK_1 IS ONE OF 1,2,3,4,5". The filter for Design 3 is "DESIGN_RANK_2 IS ONE OF 1,2,3,4,5" and so on.
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Update the disqualification text EDSQ15_NO_QUAL_DQ as required.
- Validate and test your survey.