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Group subquestion stats/charts are presented in fragmented way  
Written by mfreund the 6 Jul 10 at 22:08. Related project: 1.x all. New
It would be great if questions containing subquestions (e.g. array questions with multiple questions) could display in statistics and graphs together on a single chart.

Also, pie charts are a poor way to display data that is not categorical in nature. Ordinal (e.g. education level) or scale (e.g. age) variables are hard to make sense of in pie charts.

For example, I often ask respondents to agree or disagree with a number of related statements. It would be good to view the responses together and displayed in a way that conveys that the responses are on a continuum.
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Solution #1: Display subquestion stats together, using stacked bar charts
Written by mfreund the 6 Jul 10 at 22:08.
An ideal format for doing this would be a stacked bar chart. Each bar could be a subquestion, and the answer options stacked in the order defined in the question design. (In my example, they would be Strongly Disagree / Disagree / Neutral / Agree / Strongly agree.)

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Informed Consent and Authorization Functionality  
Written by atavei the 7 Apr 10 at 19:06. Related project: 1.x all. New
Nowadays, all research with human subjects require informed consent and authorization. The use of a program such as LimeSurvey in academic, government, or business environments require a mechanism of informed consent. In the specific case of academic environments, Institutional Review Boards WILL NOT APPROVE any type of research with human subjects without a mechanisms to verify the informed consent. Restrictions such as this are already found (or likely to be found in the near future) in government, medical and some business settings. Usage of LimeSurvey in academic--or other-- settings will be hindered by the absence of this kind of functionality.

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Solution #1: Include informed consent acquiescence as a standard feature
Written by atavei the 7 Apr 10 at 19:06.
Although a Workaround to address this issue exists for the Register page, and another (that I have added to the Forums) exists for the Welcome page, this kind of functionality should be available as a standard feature. Users should not be required to write javascript code or to play around in the template area to reach this kind of functionality. A user should have the option to select (if so required) where the consent verification should be made: in the Register page, or in the Welcome page when registration is not required. A mechanisms to upload/download a pdf of the consent and authorization statement should be provided also. Users should be able to download the consent to which they are acquiescent. Many Institutional Review Boards require that a copy of the consent be provided to the users if so requested.

Hope to see this functionality added in LS1 and LS2!
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Solution #2: Workaround: Set up yes/no question with conditional display of all others
Written by mfreund the 6 Jul 10 at 22:14.
I support this idea, but here's the workaround I've used.

As the first question (and group) of the survey, I set up a yes/no or list radio button question with the consent text. I also made a PDF of the consent form and put a link in it in the body of the consent text so they can download it.

Then I set all other questions in the survey to display only if the answer to the first question is "yes" or "I agree."

Not the most elegant solution, but it worked for my IRB and my respondents!

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Set number of tokens to display in token table as Global Setting  
Written by mfreund the 5 Oct 10 at 03:01. Related project: 1.x all. New
Currently, LS defaults to display 50 tokens, and it would be good to be able to easily change that setting without going into the PHP file.

I often have surveys with over 50 respondents, and it is inconvenient to always have to change the number of tokens displayed in order to see them all.
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Solution #1: Allow the default number of tokens to be set in Global Settings
Written by mfreund the 5 Oct 10 at 03:01.
Include a setting in Global Settings to allow the admin to change the default number of tokens displayed.

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Need group mean or calculations for assessments  
Written by mfreund the 27 Sep 10 at 12:19. Related project: 1.x all. Implemented
Currently the assessments only seem to allow reporting based on a total value for each group (or perhaps the percentage of total possible score?).

It would be great if it were possible to construct assessments using a mean or other statistic (e.g. median or mode)

Even better would be to be able to create more complex calculations. Some applications might be to allow for differential weighting of questions (beyond simply assigning greater or lesser assessment values), transformation of values (e.g. combining a question with a 4-point scale and one with a 5-point scale), or calculation of new variables using question values (e.g. ratio of two question scores).
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Selected solution (#1): Functionality for group mean or calculations for assessments
Written by mfreund the 27 Sep 10 at 12:19.
I don't have a specific technical solution, beyond the suggested functionality in the idea description.

All ideas are welcome!

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