Interactive respondent exercises

There are many question types that may be included in a survey. While the majority of respondent-facing content may be some combination of single-select questions, multiple choice questions, text questions, and various table types, IntelliSurvey also offers various question types that are more "interactive." Several of these question types are even available for use with tables. We refer to these question types as interactive respondent exercises. A list of these question types can be found below.

Note that the slider, radio slider, stars, and radio stars question types may be used in tables as well -- e.g., type: radio slider table.

Card sorts

A card sort is a historically low-tech exercise in which categories or concepts are written on a series of paper cards. Participants then reorder the cards according to a set of instructions. IntelliSurvey features a card sort widget which allows questions to be answered in this manner.

Carousel tables

Carousel tables (a.k.a., Horizontal Carousel Batteries, or HCBs) can be used with both single-select tables (type: radio table) and multiselect tables (type: checkbox table), and even support the ability to display images on the slides. Applying the carousel: y tag to tables allows Survey Programmers (SPs) to alter the way a table is displayed to respondents, presenting the question-rows as a series of slides that shift horizontally as each question is answered. SPs can also modify the default display features by including decorators attached to the carousel tag.

MaxDiff exercises

A MaxDiff exercise, also known as "best-worst" scaling, asks respondents to choose their most and least important choice between pairs of statements or items. A MaxDiff can be scored, and even used for TURF analysis, directly within the IntelliSurvey platform. A MaxDiff consists of two parts: a design spreadsheet, and a programming tag or widget which references the spreadsheet to build the exercise. They can be created either via the type: maxdiff tag or the create maxdiff widget.

ranking_series exercises

The ranking series widget allows respondents to rank a specified number of favorite items within a list of choices. Similar to a MaxDiff exercise, the list of choices will be broken into sub-groups to display to the respondent, allowing them to rank their X number of top choices on each screen, and eventually ending in a "tournament" in which the favorites from each sub-set "compete" against each other for top rankings.

Sliders questions

A slider is a graphical control element that allows respondents to set a value by moving an indicator horizontally or vertically, or by clicking on a point on the scale. Open-end slider questions can be created via the type: slider tag.

Radio slider questions

A slider is a graphical control element with which a respondent may set a value by moving an indicator in a horizontal or vertical fashion, or by clicking on a point on the scale. Closed-end radio slider questions can be created via the type: radio slider tag.

Stars questions

The question type stars creates a rating system for elements in a question or table using stars or other icons. Like sliders, type: stars will create open-ended questions. 

Radio stars questions

The question type radio stars creates a rating system for elements in a question or table using stars or other icons. Like radio sliders, type: radio stars will create closed-ended questions. 

Tiled tables

Text entry tables require a little more effort from respondents, and it can be intimidating for survey takers on mobile devices since it requires the use of a touchscreen. To eliminate the repetitiveness of manually entering numbers via a keyboard and the potential frustration of using a touchscreen on a mobile device, Survey Programmers (SPs) can create a tiled table by adding mode: tiled to the table's code. This creates a numeric entry table with "plus" and "minus" buttons where the plus increases the value in the cell and the minus decreases the value. The respondent can then simply click the buttons to specify the value instead of needing to enter it manually (though responses may also be typed into the text field). Additionally, question elements appear as separate tiles and adapt dynamically to screen size.