You can now create ranking questions with the new scale/rank question type.
Creating a ranking question
Posted: 20th April 2015
Online surveys (formerly BOS)
Powerful, flexible online surveys
Help & support
Tag: question types
What should I be aware of when using grid and scale/rank questions in my survey?
Posted: 3rd November 2015
Both the grid question and scale/rank question types use a tabular (or matrix) format to display question statements and answer options. While grids and scale/rank questions can be flexible and space-saving, care should be taken when using these question types in your survey, for the following reasons: Multiple or large tables can affect how quickly […]
Adding and editing questions
Posted: 29th April 2014
This page explains how to: Add questions to your survey. Preview, edit, move, copy and delete a question. Convert a question to a different question type. To access the Survey builder, go to your Dashboard , locate your survey and click Design. Your Survey’s pages When you first create a survey, you’ll be presented with two blank pages. Page […]
Question types
Posted: 9th October 2014
Questions with pre-defined answers Questions with pre-defined answers, or closed-ended questions, can make a survey quick for respondents to complete. They also create response data that is easy to quantify and analyse. For example, they can be used to sort responses into demographic sub-groups, such as age, gender, profession, nationality, etc. There are several ways of giving respondents a set number […]
Multiple choice (single answer) questions
Posted: 12th May 2014
These question types are easy to set up and are the most frequent type of question in online surveys. They allow respondents to pick just one answer from a list of given options. The “single answer” label refers to the number of answers that a respondent can select – for this question type a respondent […]
Multiple choice (multiple answers) questions
Posted:
Multiple choice (multiple answers) questions allow respondents to select one or several answers from a list using tick boxes. By default, all of the answers can be selected by a respondent. However, this question type allows you (under the advanced options) to restrict the number of answers that a respondent can select. This means that you […]
Selection list questions
Posted:
Selection list questions are similar to multiple choice (single answer) questions. They allow respondents to pick one answer from a drop-down list. They are useful where the list of answers is very long and wouldn’t be suitable to show all in one go. To create a selection list question: In the Survey builder, decide where […]
Free text questions
Posted:
Free text questions are typically used to allow respondents to give information, such as their name or email address. They can also be used to ask for people’s opinions, or to provide them with the opportunity to explain a previous answer. However, before allowing respondents to enter large amounts of text, think about how you […]
Date/time questions
Posted: 1st May 2014
This question type asks respondents to enter a date in the format DD/MM/YYYY and/or time in the format HH:MM. If respondents have Javascript enabled in their browsers, they will also be able to enter the date using a date picker calendar. To create a date/time question: In the Survey builder, decide where you want to […]
Scale/rank questions
Posted: 19th May 2014
The Scale/rank question type can be used to ask respondents whether they agree or disagree with a number of statements, to rate items on a scale, or to rank items in order of importance or preference, for example. With this question type you can create: Unipolar rating scales Likert scales Semantic differential scales Ranking questions […]