Define Answer Options
Explanation
This activity is used to define alternative answer options to questions.
Answer options are grouped by an alternative ID
which can be linked to questions in the Survey/Questions
tab or Survey/Question
Detail tab . Alternative lists can only be linked to questions of
Multi-Choice type.
Participants can only answer questions of
Multi-Choice type by
selecting one of the answer options available. The number of answer
options that can be selected depends on the alternative type entered for the
alternative ID. If the alternative type is Categorized or Scaling,
only one answer option can be selected.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites.
System Effects
- Alternative lists can be linked to questions in the
Survey/Question Detail
tab.
Window
Answer
Options
Related Window Descriptions
Answer Options
Procedure
- Open the
Answer Options window and
click New in
the header part of the window.
- Enter an identity in the Alternative ID field and a description
in the Description field.
- Select the alternative type from the list.
- If you have specified the alternative type as Multi-Choice,
enter the number of answers that can be selected. Note that this
number should be at least one. For other alternative types, the number of
selectable answers cannot be more than one.
- In the table of the window, click New and enter the answer
number and the answer description in their respective fields. Repeat this
step to enter all the required answer options.