Cloning a survey or template
Cloning a survey or template creates a new survey or template, which is identical to the original one. You can modify the cloned survey or template, which is useful if you repeat a survey on a month by month or year by year basis. When a survey or template is copied all the details of […]
Opening a survey
In Snap XMP Desktop there are two types of survey; online surveys and offline surveys. Online surveys are surveys that are available in both Snap XMP Desktop and Snap XMP Online. They can be organised in folders that are shown in both applications. The online surveys are kept up to date and the response data synchronized […]
Introduction to the Survey Overview window
In Snap XMP Desktop there are two types of survey: Online surveys are surveys that are available in both Snap XMP Desktop and Snap XMP Online. They can be organised in folders that are shown in both applications. The online surveys are kept up to date and the response data synchronized between the two applications. Offline […]
Code rotation
To avoid any interview bias, it is possible to rotate the codes of a question, so that the codes are re-ordered each time the question is shown in an interview, according to pre-defined rules. To do this, you must set code rotation on each question where it is required. During the interview the question codes […]
Questionnaire routing
Question routing lets you ask only the questions that are relevant to a respondent, and skip any that are not relevant. This helps keep the questionnaire short and engaging, which helps improve response rates. Routing is also known as skip logic or branch logic. Routing rules are used to set up routing. There are three […]
Using masking
You can mask (hide) code boxes of single- or multiple-response questions. You can use a static mask to always hide code boxes, for example, if you have a grid question and wish to hide some responses for some grid elements. You can use a dynamic mask if you want to hide code boxes according to […]
Introduction to patterns
Patterns are used to define the format of the data that a participant should enter when they are completing the questionnaire. In data entry, patterns are used to In filters and derived variables, you can Snap XMP Desktop is supplied with a library of pre-defined Patterns. You can also create your own using the Patterns […]
Setting valid ranges on a question
You can add an expression in the Valid field of a variable so that the respondent can only enter data which matches the expression. For complex expressions it is better to use patterns. The expression must be a list or range of possible values. These can be limited range For example, 1 TO 5 or […]
Setting the response type
When you create a question, a default response type is set for the question style. You can change the response type according to the question style and the requirements of the questionnaire. Multi-choice, Single choice and Grid questions Response Description Multiple A Single Choice, Multi choice or Grid question where the respondent can select one […]
Introduction to survey logic
Survey logic includes setting the response type (if you did not do so when creating the question) to specify whether respondents can enter a single choice, multiple choices, free text, dates etc. setting up routing to direct respondents through the questions in different ways according to how they asked previous questions setting up patterns to […]