April has been an awesome month for our team as we have executed on our most hotly requested features. Let's get into it!
Crosstabs
Crosstabs are a cornerstone of quantitative survey research. Crosstabs plot two variables against each other in an easy-to-interpret chart. Variables can be anything quantitative, such as:
- The answer to a selection question
- Respondent age, gender, or location
- Tags applied to open-ended responses
To get started, select a survey and visit the "Crosstabs" tab. When creating a crosstab you will be prompted to select two variables from a dropdown of possible values.
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Discrete variables can be compared directly, however continuous variables (like a numeric response) require a threshold or set of intervals in order to discretize. To learn more about transformers and crosstabs, click here.
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Key Bindings
You might have noticed some changes to the survey app- specifically the ability to answer selection questions by pressing keys instead of clicking a response.
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This is just the beginning. Pressing shift brings up an entire set of key bindings that respondents can use to navigate surveys in a breeze.
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To enable key bindings for your survey, go to Survey Settings > Additional Options and click "Allow respondents to use key bindings".
Min & Max Response Lengths
It's now possible to specify both a minimum and maximum response length. This can be enabled in question settings for any text-based question type, or audio type with backup text enabled.
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Variable Quality Video
Video bitrate can be changed within survey settings. The default is high bitrate, however low bitrate videos may be preferred in low-data environments.
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Embed Questions
The final major upgrade is an interface for embedding recording widgets. Under "Share" select the "Embed a Question". This page lets you select a question from a dropdown of options and customize the recorder's style, behaviour and text. The right side of the page shows a preview of the configured widget.
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And A Ton of Other Updates
- Notifications when transcription completes
- Missions stability fixes
- Upload surveys via CSV
- Survey export stability improvements
- Share page redesign
- Improved survey search
- Likert responses can be added to reports
- Overhauled survey templates
- Redesigned Insights tab