questionnaire analysis
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I need to analyse the results of a survey / questionnaire for a client, but the whole project is rather difficult and I wonder if there is any software available to help. The problem is that the questions are all different types, from yes / no to 'Grid' answers, 'rank in order of desirability', lots of different types. Also she wants to draw results form the survey that depend on the othe answers. By sector, by size, by length established ...... Any tips greatly apreciated becuase otherwise my half hour off for christmas will have to be cancelled ;) and I'll be writing many a sql query. TIA.
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I need to analyse the results of a survey / questionnaire for a client, but the whole project is rather difficult and I wonder if there is any software available to help. The problem is that the questions are all different types, from yes / no to 'Grid' answers, 'rank in order of desirability', lots of different types. Also she wants to draw results form the survey that depend on the othe answers. By sector, by size, by length established ...... Any tips greatly apreciated becuase otherwise my half hour off for christmas will have to be cancelled ;) and I'll be writing many a sql query. TIA.
The most obvious issue here is that your client should have consulted you before drawing up the survey. You could have provided valuable input on how to structure the questions for analysis. Off the top of my head, your next major task should be categorising the questions, and developing generic algorithms per category. You aren't going to get away without a lot of work.
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The most obvious issue here is that your client should have consulted you before drawing up the survey. You could have provided valuable input on how to structure the questions for analysis. Off the top of my head, your next major task should be categorising the questions, and developing generic algorithms per category. You aren't going to get away without a lot of work.
Your absolutley right, she's made a mess of writing the questionnaire and what's worse she has been changing it as she goes. Now I have to clean up the mess. If I could go back I would have never taken on the job at all :rolleyes: Nightmare :((
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Your absolutley right, she's made a mess of writing the questionnaire and what's worse she has been changing it as she goes. Now I have to clean up the mess. If I could go back I would have never taken on the job at all :rolleyes: Nightmare :((
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And you probably committed to a fixed cost before seeing the questionnaire... Maybe you can build a solution that presents wonderful statistics on the face of it, but really makes her work hard to get anything that doesn't feature in the acceptance test.
ProffK wrote: And you probably committed to a fixed cost before seeing the questionnaire... LOL, you know it mate :( ProffK wrote: Maybe you can build a solution that presents wonderful statistics on the face of it, but really makes her work hard to get anything that doesn't feature in the acceptance test. :laugh: I like the way you think ;). Shes going to be inputing the data anyway so that should teach her. Im putting it down to a lesson well learned myself too.:sigh:
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I need to analyse the results of a survey / questionnaire for a client, but the whole project is rather difficult and I wonder if there is any software available to help. The problem is that the questions are all different types, from yes / no to 'Grid' answers, 'rank in order of desirability', lots of different types. Also she wants to draw results form the survey that depend on the othe answers. By sector, by size, by length established ...... Any tips greatly apreciated becuase otherwise my half hour off for christmas will have to be cancelled ;) and I'll be writing many a sql query. TIA.
Sorry about losing your half hour. I'd just do the thing on a Windows 98-03 Publisher program, if your client knows little about computers it won't make a difference to her... If that doesn't work, then use the best program you can find, and arrange the questions by their type, atleast that way it'll have a sense of organization... Good luck! Happy holidays! Eyan (ay-UN)
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I need to analyse the results of a survey / questionnaire for a client, but the whole project is rather difficult and I wonder if there is any software available to help. The problem is that the questions are all different types, from yes / no to 'Grid' answers, 'rank in order of desirability', lots of different types. Also she wants to draw results form the survey that depend on the othe answers. By sector, by size, by length established ...... Any tips greatly apreciated becuase otherwise my half hour off for christmas will have to be cancelled ;) and I'll be writing many a sql query. TIA.
If you can't find a program that's pre-set for varying questions, then I'd just open up a program on Window 98-03 (the newest version isn't anything special) and arrange the questions (and/or answers) by their forms, so even if it isn't perfect it isn't lacking organization... Eyan :)
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If you can't find a program that's pre-set for varying questions, then I'd just open up a program on Window 98-03 (the newest version isn't anything special) and arrange the questions (and/or answers) by their forms, so even if it isn't perfect it isn't lacking organization... Eyan :)
Hi Eyan, Thanks for your tips, greatly appreciated :D. We did manage to get a little bit more money out of her, so its a little less painful now ;) Happy holidays to you.