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Standard & Specialty Questions (360)

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Attention: Many links on this page link back to pages regarding standard Qualtrics surveys, not just 360 surveys. Detailed below are the differences you will need to be aware of on each page. While some content may look slightly different when creating your 360 survey, feature functionality remains the same.

About Standard & Specialty Questions

The right question type can make all the difference for people taking the survey and for reporting on your results. Qualtrics offers many question types, but best practice for 360 surveys is to use standard questions wherever possible: matrix table, multiple choice, form field, and text entry questions. Due to more complicated reporting, Qualtrics recommends only using other types in situations where multiple choice, matrix table, form field, and text entry question types would not suffice.

Standard Questions

Multiple Choice

The multiple choice question type works the exact same way in 360 surveys as it does in standard Qualtrics surveys, except that the visualizations offered in the Survey Platform reports do not apply to subject or admin reports in 360. However, the Data tab export in 360 is the same as the Data & Analysis export described for the Survey Platform. For more information, visit the Survey Platform’s multiple choice support page.

Matrix Table

The matrix table question type works the exact same way in 360 surveys as it does in standard Qualtrics surveys, except that the visualizations offered in the Survey Platform reports do not apply to subject or admin reports in 360. However, the Data tab export in 360 is the same as the Data & Analysis export described for the Survey Platform. For more information, visit the Survey Platform’s matrix table support page.

Form Field

The form field question type works the exact same way in 360 surveys as it does in standard Qualtrics surveys, except that the visualizations offered in the Survey Platform reports do not apply to subject or admin reports in 360. However, the Data tab export in 360 is the same as the response export described for the Survey Platform. For more information, visit the Survey Platform’s form field support page.

Text Entry

The text entry question type works the exact same way in 360 surveys as it does in standard Qualtrics surveys, except that the visualizations offered in the Survey Platform reports do not apply to subject or admin reports in 360. However, the Data tab export in 360 is the same as the Data & Analysis export described for the Survey Platform. For more information, visit the Survey Platform’s Text Entry support page.

Slider

The Slider question type works the exact same way in 360 surveys as it does in standard Qualtrics surveys, except that the visualizations offered in the Survey Platform reports do not apply to subject or admin reports in 360. However, the Data tab export in 360 is the same as the Data & Analysis export described for the Survey Platform. For more information, visit the Survey Platform’s slider support page.

Rank Order

The rank order question type works the exact same way in 360 surveys as it does in standard Qualtrics surveys, except that the visualizations offered in the Survey Platform reports do not apply to subject or admin reports in 360. However, the Data tab export in 360 is the same as the Data & Analysis export described for the Survey Platform. For more information, visit the Survey Platform’s rank order support page.

Qtip: The Rank Order question type is incompatible with scoring for 360 reports. Be sure that you are not planning on scoring the question in your report before distributing your survey.

Side by Side

The side by side question type works the exact same way in 360 surveys as it does in standard Qualtrics surveys, except that the visualizations offered in the Survey Platform reports do not apply to dashboards. However, the Data tab export in 360 is the same as the Data & Analysis export described for the Survey Platform. For more information, visit the Survey Platform’s side by side support page.

Qtip: Due to more complicated reporting, Qualtrics recommends only using side by side question types in situations where multiple choice, matrix table, form field, and text entry question types would not suffice.

Specialty Questions

Constant Sum

The constant sum question type works the exact same way in 360 surveys as it does in standard Qualtrics surveys, except that the visualizations offered in the Survey Platform reports do not apply to subject or admin reports in 360. However, the Data tab export in 360 is the same as the Data & Analysis export described for the Survey Platform. For more information, visit the Survey Platform’s constant sum support page.

Qtip: The constant sum question type is incompatible with scoring for 360 reports. Be sure that you are not planning on scoring the question in your report before distributing your survey.

Pick, Group, and Rank

The pick, group, and rank question type works the exact same way in 360 surveys as it does in standard Qualtrics surveys, except that the visualizations offered in the Survey Platform reports do not apply to subject or admin reports in 360. However, the Data tab export in 360 is the same as the Data & Analysis export described for the Survey Platform. For more information, visit the Survey Platform’s pick, group, and rank support page.

Qtip: The pick, group, and rank question type is incompatible with scoring for 360 reports. Be sure that you are not planning on scoring the question in your report before distributing your survey.