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Method

Setting up a session

How participants rank the options.

Options

Pairwise Ranking (default) · Rank Order · Scoring · Single Choice · Multiple Choice · Percentage · Budget · Dot Voting

What each choice means

  • Pairwise Ranking: Two options at a time: they pick the better one.
  • Rank Order: They drag the options into order.
  • Scoring: They give each option a score.
  • Single Choice: They pick one option.
  • Multiple Choice: They pick several options.
  • Percentage: They share 100% between the options.
  • Budget: They share a budget you set between the options.
  • Dot Voting: They place dots on the options.

Good to know

  • On a ranking only.
  • Read-only once the session has a response, unless it is live. In a series, read-only once any session of the series has one.
  • A method's own settings appear under the Options heading.
  • Every method can run live.
  • With Pairwise Ranking, the count under the options says how many comparisons they make.

Its parts

  • Answered with
  • Scale
  • Unit
  • Reverse-scored
  • Pick up to
  • Budget total
  • Currency
  • Number of dots
  • Max dots per option
  • Every dot must be spent

Related settings

  • Multiple criteria
  • Section › Method
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