Standard & Specialty Questions (360)
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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, and Text Entry questions. Due to more complicated reporting, Qualtrics recommends only using Side by Side question types in situations where Multiple Choice, Matrix Table, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.