...
| Info |
|---|
A key factor to determine which approach is best for you is whether : 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 between in questions across each version?
|
Comparison
FUNCTIONALITY | Waves approach | Separate Surveys approach |
|---|---|---|
Surveys you need to create | 1 | Several |
How it works | Tailor the wording of a survey question for specific projects | |
Remove certain quantifiable questions from different versions | Yes | Yes |
Change the wording of certain quantifiable questions in different versions | Yes | 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
| Yes - Always | 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
| Yes - Always | 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 | Several per quantifiable question because you need 1 per quantifiable question |
Ability to change the wording of certain qualitative questions in different versions (using Custom Fields) e.g. Open Text questions | Yes | Yes |
Custom Fields you need to create | 1 per qualitative question | 1 per qualitative question |