Dr. Alice Christie's Research Tips: Online Survey Tools
There are a number of online tools that enable you to create professional online surveys quickly and easily. These tools are helpful to researchers wishing to:
- streamline data collection
- collect data ELECTRONICALLY
- eliminate the need for transcription
They allow you to create numerous types of questions including single choice, multiple choice, ranking and rating scales, true-false, matrix questions, essays, and more. Most have a FREE version. To access advanced options, however, you can get a monthly or yearly subscription for a nominal fee. Paid subscriptions allow you to:
- create surveys with an unlimited number of questions;
- customize the path a respondent takes through your survey;
- ensure that you receive a response to essential questions;
- add a logo;
- increase response rates by creating custom popup invitations;
- redirect your respondents to the page of your choice once your survey is complete;
- share your results without giving your respondents access to your account; and
- download your results to Excel or SPSS for further analysis.
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