Set the appearance and behavior of Allocation Slider questions.
Order of sliders
This property has three options:
- As Authored: all participants see the sliders in the order that they were created.
- Randomized: each participant sees a random order of sliders.
- Rotate: each time the question is displayed to participants, the sliders are rotated one position.
Example
The following images illustrate how randomization works with an allocation slider question. The sliders are randomly arranged each time the question is presented to a new participant.
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Example
The following images illustrate how rotation works with an allocation slider question. The sliders rotate left one position each time the question is presented to a new participant.
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Total to Allocate
This property sets the total units that can be allocated using sliders. The default total is 100, but it can be reset to anything from 1 to 10,000.
If the Total to Allocate value is very high, the allocation sliders will snap to an approximate value instead of allowing participants to select an exact value. For example, participants may be able to select 2680 or 2700 but unable to select a value in between.
Tick Marks
If this property is selected, the top of the sliders have markers that indicate 0 and the total number of points to allocate.
If this property is cleared, no markers or unit range is shown.
Text entry fields
If this property is selected, text fields are added to the right of each slider. This allows participants to enter exact unit amounts or use a mouse to drag the slider.
If this property is clear, participants must use the sliders to indicate unit amounts.
Units
Enter the unit that you want displayed on the Allocation Slider. For example, % or $.
The default unit is percent (%).
Units position
Select preceding value to display units before values. For example, $50.
Select following value to display units after values, for example, 50$.
Position in Block
Under Position in block, select Fixed to maintain the question's current sequential position, or select Use block settings if the question is part of a block that randomizes or rotates questions.