Technical specifications

Mobile Interviewing Module

Use supplied questionnaire design templates to produce styles suitable for PDA's, UMPCs, Tablets and Laptops (requires one or more standard Windows-based computers as the interviewing station(s). NB: Not currently Palm or Handspring Products).
Use supplied questionnaire design templates to produce styles suitable for Kiosks (requires one or more standard Windows-based computers as the interviewing station(s).
Have any number of questions on a 'page' - you specify.
Alter font and colour specifications.
Incorporate routing, text substitution, code masking and pattern validation.
Limit responses: support exclusive responses and minimum and maximum number of responses.
Reference to Derived Variables - Use calculated values within the questionnaire rather than simply the response to a previous question to manage dynamic text substitution, routing and answer masks.
Switch language in response to the reply to a language choice question.
Kiosk questionnaires include facilities to manage direct respondent interaction including: auto-reset to start of survey after a pre-determined period of non-activity, and auto-submission of partial and complete responses.

No specific data entry phase: Interviewer or interviewee responses are entered directly by them.
Interviewers can work locally or remotely.
Responses can be downloaded directly into Snap using synchronisation, via a USB stick or via e-mail.

PC interviewing stations must be running Windows 2000, XP, Vista or Windows 7 with Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.5 or later.
PDA interviewing stations must be running Windows Mobile (Classic/Professional). Please note that we are currently working on compatibility with the latest devices running Windows Mobile 7.