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Archive for March 2009

Mar
31

How many responses do I need?

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Most of our clients use Qualtrics with the goal of making inference to a certain population. Sometimes it is finding out what America thinks of President Obama and other times it is gauging the interest of a new product among general consumers. Regardless of the question we are trying to answer, getting the correct sample [...]

Mar
26

Conjoint Analysis

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One of the big question marks in business is understanding what customers want and what they prefer.  Determining trade-offs that customers are willing to make and what the optimal features are within a product is essential to success.  Developing and producing a good or service and then having customers not respond is a giant problem. [...]

Mar
24

Page Timers

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As a web-based tool, Qualtrics possesses the ability to be manipulated with multiple programming languages. Code can be used to alter the display of text and buttons, as well as performing various functions that could not otherwise be accessed in the software.
Adding a page timer is a clever way to influence the flow of the [...]

Mar
19

Ethical Issues for Online Surveys

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While conducting survey research, most academic and private sector organizations will adhere to the code of ethics and practices established by the American Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR). This code calls for honesty, respect, and integrity in dealing with respondents, clients, and the public.
In this code of ethics, respondents should be given the content, sponsorship, [...]

Mar
12

Avoiding Common Quota Pitfalls

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I once had a music teacher who in rage and frustration would shout "do what I MEAN, not what I SAY." And while the saying was a joke, it has proved to be a truism that many people rely on.
Humans, can guess at the meaning of a statement and make sense out of what is [...]

Mar
10

Qualtrics Updates

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Qualtrics isn't going away, and in fact, it is continually being wound by the sharpest minds in web and computer programming. With respect to improvement, the Development Team deploys updates on a monthly basis, and since Qualtrics is a web-hosted software, there's no need for downloading or installing updates on a personal or work computer. [...]