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Understand the Conditions for different question types in Survey
  • 10 Jan 2024
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Understand the Conditions for different question types in Survey

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Whatfix enables you to add seven types of questions to your Survey. You can choose a question type based on your use case.   

Questions can be associated with conditions to make your Surveys concise and clear. These conditions can prevent end users from answering irrelevant questions.

Conditions enable you to determine which question should appear next based on the user's response to the previous question. Depending on your use case, you can apply different conditions to different questions.

The following table provides descriptions for each question type along with the conditions you can use it with:

Text box - single line

Description
A single line text box question type asks your respondents to write a short answer or a one-line answer to the question.
clm_survey_single line qt Condition
The condition enables you to decide which question should be displayed to the respondents after they answer the current question.
Survey_Skip_option

Text box - multi line

Description
A multi line text box question type asks your respondents to briefly answer the question.
clm_survey_multi line qt Condition
The condition enables you to decide which question should be displayed to the respondents after they answer the current question.
Multi_line_question

Single choice

Description
A single choice question type enables your respondents to choose only one option from the given choices.
clm_survey_single choice qt Condition
In a single choice question, there is only one correct answer. If the respondent answers correctly, you can guide them to the end message or a different question using the conditions.
Skip_to_Survey_question

Use the Otherwise, skip to option to redirect the respondent to a different question if their answer does not match with the condition you set.

Multiple choice

Description
A multiple choice question enables your respondents to choose one or more options from the given choices.
clm_survey_mulitple choice qtCondition
The condition enables you to decide which question should be displayed to the respondents after they answer the current question.
multiple_choice_survey

Opinion scale

Description
The opinion scale question type asks your respondents to rate their experience. You can either add a 5-point scale or a 7-point scale.
CLM_survey_ratingAdd a Start label and an End label.
For example, the Start label can be 'Very Good' and the End label can be 'Bad'.

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You can also choose to label all the options by enabling the Label all option checkbox.
clm_surey_label all options

Condition
If the respondent rates their experience positively in the opinion scale question type, you can guide them to the end message or a different question using the condition.
Skip_to_Survey_question Use the Otherwise, skip to option to redirect the respondent to a different question if their answer does not match with the conditions you set.

Otherwise_skip_to_Survey_question

NPS

Description
The Net Promoter Score (NPS) asks your respondents to rate their experience with the product, and this helps you understand user satisfaction and how likely they are to promote your product.
clm_survey_NPS survey_qtCondition You can have different conditions for different scores in the NPS Question type. You can then direct the respondent to different questions based on their responses.
Skip_to_Survey_questionUse the Otherwise, skip to option to redirect the respondent to a different question based on the score provided by them.
Otherwise_skip_to_Survey_question

Star rating

Description
A star rating is a type of rating question that asks respondents to rate their experience on a 5-point scale that is represented by stars.
clm_survey_start rating_qtCondition
You can have different conditions for different star ratings in the Star rating question type. You can direct the respondents to different questions based on their responses.
Skip_to_Survey_questionUse the Otherwise, skip to option to redirect the respondent to a different question based on the rating provided by them.
Otherwise_skip_to_Survey_question



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