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MaxDiff / Best Worst Scaling question type / functionality  
Written by jelo the 9 Dec 09 at 09:38. Related project: 1.x all. New
Question type similar to a DualScale question type.

Difference is that you that you are not allowed to choose the same item on both scales.

Simple example would be : First scale "most important", second scale "least important". Now you show different items to choose from. With a dual scale question type it would be possible to choose the same item as "most important" AND "least important" which wouldn't allow to apply the MaxDiff method.

http://www.limesurvey.org/en/support/forums/5-can-i-do-this-with-limesurvey/259 71-maxdiff-question-style-available-or-workaround


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Solution #1: Translation of french workaround script into english as a start.
Written by jelo the 9 Dec 09 at 09:38.
Can somebody with french language skills take a look at the attached script and translate the comments into english? It would be a big step towards a broader adaption of maxdiff inside of limesurvey.

Thread:
http://www.limesurvey.org/en/support/forums/5-can-i-do-this-with-limesurvey/259 71-maxdiff-question-style-available-or-workaround

Post with attached workaround script:
limesurvey/25971-maxdiff-question-style-available-or-workaround?start=10&lang=e n#33094
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Solution #2: Small modification of 'Array (flexible labels) by column' questions
Written by lemeur the 3 Jan 10 at 13:59.
MaxDiff question is in fact a specific version of Array (flexible labels) by column:
* answers are "Makes me Most want to reenlist" and "Makes me Least want to reenlist"
* Labels are "Time off each week allowed for on-line college coursework", "Receive in-person personal counseling services", ...

Now for the new things (switchable by a question attribute):
* a new layout: display answers between the two columns
* a small javascript that prevents using the "Next/Commit" button if the same "Label" is used for the two "Answers"


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Allow Welcomepage and Endpage as questionstypes.  
Written by jelo the 28 Apr 10 at 12:12. Related project: 1.x all. Implemented
Allow hiding Welcomepage (when you are linking different surveys together) or different Endpages (e.g. respondents get suitable redirection).
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Selected solution (#2): Welcome/Endpage by settings
Written by c_schmitz the 19 Oct 10 at 11:59.
Create a new setting to hide the Welcome page.
The end page problem will be resolved by conditioned text blocks.

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Test and Comment Modus  
Written by jelo the 30 Apr 10 at 14:36. Related project: 1.x all. New
During the development of the survey and in the pretest phase you often need to test certain parts and need to get feedback from certain stakeholders of a survey.

To get to certain parts of the survey it would be good to be able to skip conditions and validation rules and skip back and forth through the survey.

It would be nice if comments could be placed on the questionspage instead of collecting them via phonecalls and emails.


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Solution #1: Test and Comment buttons
Written by jelo the 30 Apr 10 at 14:36.
If you activate the test and comment mode a few buttons will be displayed when taking the survey.

A skip back and a skip forth button which allow quick flipping through the pages without filling out the forms, validations rules and conditions.

A comment button allow opening of a small window which saves the text into the database. Comments can be aggreated and will be shown under the correct question/page.

The comment function is available with or without the test buttons. It can also be used as a simple way to allow translation of questionnaire through third parties.




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SSLencrypted Adminlogin without enforcing SSLencrypted access to the surveys  
Written by jelo the 26 Apr 10 at 15:16. Related project: 1.x all. New

The setting of $rooturl = "http://$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] only allows you to set https or http . No casewise SSLencryption.

Often installations are using selfsigned certs which will produce cryptic messages beside adding load when just delivering surveys to respondents.

A workaround is leaving the $rooturl empty. But that is causing problems with e.g. links in emails incorrect.

To use rewrite url routine of the webserver is another.

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Solution #1: Offer a separate admin url in the config.php
Written by jelo the 26 Apr 10 at 15:16.

With the separate admin url setting the SSL can be enforced when loggin in without causing any problems on the frontend side.

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Prefill codefield when entering question  
Written by jelo the 24 Apr 10 at 00:53. Related project: 1.x all. New
When creating a new question limesurvey should prefill the code field of the question with 0001 or any other scheme.

Speeds up entering questions if you afterwards regenerate the codes.

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Solution #1: Per Survey Option to prefill code or not
Written by jelo the 24 Apr 10 at 00:53.
A setting which allows prefill of code field.

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"Other answer" at a certain position in the list  
Written by jelo the 11 Nov 09 at 12:51. Related project: 1.x all. New
If you have "No answer" globally deactivated, you sometimes add an item "No answer" by hand to certain questions.

If you then want to use "other answer", the position of "other answer" is below "No answer".

So it would be a common feature to allow "Other answer" at a certain position in the list.

The most flexible way, would be to allow a "Other answer" field behind every item in the list.

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Solution #1: Checkboxes behind the item list
Written by jelo the 11 Nov 09 at 12:51.
First idea would be to set position via checkboxes behind the item list, which would mean that the other box is displayed below this item.

The idea to allow to display a "other answers" behind every item would need additional fields beside the checkboxes.
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Solution #2: Make the global 'No answer' option question-specific
Written by c_schmitz the 11 Nov 09 at 13:33.
I guess the better change would be to make the global 'no answer' option available per question. That way you can use it when you need it. This new option should only by available if question is set to be not mandatory.

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Allow to save infos about browser, javascript, OS etc. into results  
Written by jelo the 11 Nov 09 at 14:50. Related project: 1.x all. In development
Make the infos like browser agent, javascriptversion, OS and additonal infos available in the results.

Some workarounds are not working with different browsers. E.g. you wonder why a hidden question was filled out with a invalid value (solution, very old browser wasn't hiding the question). If you have the additional infos at hand you can quickly pinpoint what might be the cause of that answer pattern.

The variables could also be made accessible for conditions.
But to save them into the results would be already a big help to give feedback about problems and weighting them in terms of how often they would occur in the field.

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Selected solution (#1): A checkbox in the survey settings
Written by jelo the 11 Nov 09 at 14:50.
Some of these information are available via the php function
get_browser(). A javascript part could also be added to get screen resolution and flash detection.

To include such infos into the results a checkbox in the surveysettings would be a good start.



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