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A key factor to determine which approach is best for you is: do you want to be able to aggregate results and connect results from across the different versions of the survey, in spite of the differences in questions across each version?

  • If the answer is Yes, use Waves or Recycle.

Comparison

FUNCTIONALITY

Waves approach

Same metrics, same custom fields, same survey

Copy & Adjust

Recycle approach

Same & new metrics, same & new custom fields, different surveys

Separate Surveys

Originals approach

Similar metrics, similar custom fields, different surveys

Surveys you need to create

1

Several

Several

How it works

Waves - manage longitudinal surveys

Tailor the wording of a survey question for specific projects

Remove certain quantifiable questions from different versions

Yes

Yes

Yes

Change the wording of certain quantifiable questions in different versions

Yes

No

Yes - But you’ll need to create a duplicate metric which means you won’t be able to aggregate results across versions

Use Progress Boards to Connect Results from across different versions (e.g. for Longitudinal Surveys)

I.e. to calculate

  • Distance Travelled

  • Distribution over Time

Yes - Always

Yes

Only if all of your quantifiable questions are worded identically in each version (because they use the same Metric)

Use Progress Boards and Progress Panels to Aggregate Results from across different versions

I.e. to calculate

  • Totals

Yes - Always

Yes

Only if all of your quantifiable questions are worded identically in each version (because they use the same Metric)

Metrics you need to create

1 per quantifiable question

1 per quantifiable question

Several per quantifiable question because you need 1 per quantifiable question

Sequence Analysis to connect results from across different versions

Yes

No

No

Outcome Charts to connect results from across versions

Yes

No

No

Ability to change the wording of certain qualitative questions in different versions (using Custom Fields) e.g. Open Text questions

Yes

Yes

Yes

Custom Fields you need to create

1 per qualitative question

1 per qualiitative question

1 per qualitative question