Snap Product Comparison and Features
The following tables detail the main characteristics of each publication method:
1. Questionnaire Design and Publicationn
6. Required software and hardware
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Paper |
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Advanced |
Mobile |
Phone |
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Content |
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Multi- mode and multi-language WYSIWYG questionnaire design |
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Templates, styles, rich text, spellchecking |
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Images or text for question labels |
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Multiple question types: grids, single response, multiple response, time, date, free text etc. |
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Use existing questions from other surveys or SurveyPak question libraries |
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Multimedia (Movie and/or Sound clips) |
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Progress bar, Back and Next buttons |
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Dynamics |
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Text Substitution |
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Question routing |
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Reference derived variables |
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Randomization and rotation of questions |
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Code masking |
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Exclusive codes |
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Publication |
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Production of paper or PDF version of questionnaire |
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Basic |
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Mobile |
Phone |
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Validation |
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Specify length and type of answer |
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Apply quotas |
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Force question to be answered |
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Specify minimum / maximum number of codes |
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Use of patterns to validate open-ended questions |
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Check values within open-ended questions |
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Respondents |
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Send questionnaires as plain text or HTML emails |
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Send individualised email invites and reminders |
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Automatic scheduling of email invites and reminders |
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Respondent log in |
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Respondents of multi-language questionnaires choose the language as part of the questionnaire |
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Seed responses from a database |
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Apply any number of distinct or interlocking quotas |
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With Snap Network Module |
Save partial responses on server |
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Track multiple iterations of a survey |
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Collection of paradata (time, duration et cetera) |
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Data entry |
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Synchronise survey data automatically via file (on PC or data stick) or email |
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OCR scanning with deskewing |
with Snap Scanner module |
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Paper |
Basic |
Advanced |
Mobile |
Phone |
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Data Analysis |
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2D and 3D charts and cross-tabulation |
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Customisation of table and chart layout |
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Filters and scores |
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Derived variables, sample weighting and statistical analysis |
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Basic |
Advanced |
Mobile |
Phone |
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Results Presentation |
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Excel, MS Access and SQL database access and update |
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Publishing results as HTML for display on website |
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Publishing results viewable with Snap E-viewer |
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Clients and Stakeholders |
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Provide individual client and stakeholders logins and access to specified surveys |
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View real-time interview progress and build real-time tables and charts |
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Make group of surveys available as a panel |
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Mobile |
Phone |
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Export |
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Excel, MS Access and SQL database access and update |
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Results as HTML |
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Microsoft Office |
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SPSS |
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Triple-S (XML for survey software) |
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Import |
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Import data from Excel spreadsheet or MS Access database |
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Import data from other surveys |
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Paper |
Basic Web |
Advanced Web |
Mobile |
Phone |
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Primary software |
Snap Professional |
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Additional module required |
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Snap WebHost |
Snap Mobile Interviewing Module |
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Optional module |
Snap Scanning Module |
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Snap Network Interviewing Module |
Infrastructure required |
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Questionnaire design |
PC |
PC |
PC |
PC |
PC |
Data entry |
PC (scanner optional) |
Web server (or CMS) |
PC and/or Snap WebHost |
PDA, laptop, tablet or kiosk |
PC |
Analysis |
PC |
PC |
PC and/or Snap WebHost |
PC |
PC |