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Clustering [Notes] |
Will work on >95% of web browsers [Notes] |
Assistance Phrasing Questions [Notes] |
Question Library |
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Repeated Measures [Notes] |
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Emails: Invitations |
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Easy Installer To Your Own Site |
Public Server |
Server Platforms |
Optional SSL Encryption [Notes] |
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Researched Scales [Notes] |
Larger Radio Buttons And Checkboxes [Notes] |
Links On Radio Button/Checkbox Text [Notes] |
Customizable Look&Feel (including Radio Buttons and Checkboxes) [Notes] |
Background Colors By Question [Notes] |
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immediate updates on webpage [Notes] |
any technique [Notes] |
in GUI |
by script |
by script [Notes] |
any technique [Notes] |
In GUI [Notes] |
By Script [Notes] |
any technique [Notes] |
in GUI |
by script |
Short Answer [Notes] |
Long Answer [Notes] |
Multiple Choice Single Selection [Notes] |
Multiple Choice Multiple Selection [Notes] |
Simple Checkbox [Notes] |
Scale [Notes] |
Rank Order [Notes] |
Allocation question (total sum) [Notes] |
Free-form styled questions [Notes] |
Insert Images [Notes] |
Insert Movies [Notes] |
Populating Question Text With Previous Answers [Notes] |
any technique [Notes] |
in GUI |
in Script |
any technique [Notes] |
in GUI |
by script |
In current product [Notes] |
In planned future [Notes] |
Questionnaire Look & Feel, Rated by Aaron Powers (1-10) [Notes] |
Usability, Rated By Aaron Powers(1-10) [Notes] |
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Web server (optional extras with Perl) |
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1.0 |
Free |
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Text File |
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3.2.2 |
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Text Files |
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0.98 |
Free |
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PHP, MySQL |
Website |
Any Web Browser |
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1.4 |
$195 |
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Windows, Mac OS, Mac OS X |
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hrgold.com |
As of 12/2004 |
$10/survey/year + $1/participant |
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SurveyMonkey.com |
As of 12/2004 |
$19.95/month + $.05/survey response over 1000 |
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Perseus Development Corporation |
6 |
$495, $995 |
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Web request 12/14/2004, no response yet. Later phoned and got immediate response. |
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Windows |
Partial[2] |
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Apian Software, Inc. |
3.0 |
$1195+, $550+, $595+ |
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Windows |
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MarketTools, Inc. |
As of 12/2004 |
$599/year + $200/5000 survey responses over 10,000 |
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n/a |
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Any Web Browser |
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WebSurveyor Corporation |
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$250/month-$25,000 |
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Phoned 12/10/2004, no response yet |
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Windows |
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Qualtrics Labs |
As of 12/2004 |
$6999/year corporate, $2500/year academic, 30,000 responses |
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Inquisite, Inc. |
6.5 |
$6000-$60,000 [?] |
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Web request 12/5/2004, no response yet |
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Oracle or Microsoft SQL Server |
GUI Program |
Windows |
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Partial[7] |
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Creators |
Version Tested |
Cost |
Free Demo |
Open Source |
Service Response Time [Notes] |
Web |
Handheld |
Paper |
Can use your own server [Notes] |
Easy Installer To Your Own Site |
Public Server |
Server Platforms |
Optional SSL Encryption [Notes] |
Server Technology Used [Notes] |
User Interface |
Development Platforms |
WYSIWYG [Notes] |
Clustering [Notes] |
Will work on >95% of web browsers [Notes] |
Assistance Phrasing Questions [Notes] |
Question Library [Notes] |
Researched Scales [Notes] |
Larger Radio Buttons And Checkboxes [Notes] |
Links On Radio Button/Checkbox Text [Notes] |
Customizable Look&Feel (including Radio Buttons and Checkboxes) [Notes] |
Background Colors By Question [Notes] |
Pop-up help for questions [Notes] |
Ability to Add Arbitrary Code [Notes] |
Repeated Measures [Notes] |
Lets Users Finish Surveys Later [Notes] |
any technique [Notes] |
in GUI |
by script |
immediate updates on webpage [Notes] |
any technique [Notes] |
in GUI |
by script |
by script [Notes] |
any technique [Notes] |
In GUI [Notes] |
By Script [Notes] |
any technique [Notes] |
in GUI |
by script |
Short Answer [Notes] |
Long Answer [Notes] |
Multiple Choice Single Selection [Notes] |
Multiple Choice Multiple Selection [Notes] |
Simple Checkbox [Notes] |
Scale [Notes] |
Rank Order [Notes] |
Allocation question (total sum) [Notes] |
Free-form styled questions [Notes] |
Insert Images [Notes] |
Insert Movies [Notes] |
Populating Question Text With Previous Answers [Notes] |
any technique [Notes] |
in GUI |
in Script |
any technique [Notes] |
in GUI |
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Question Library |
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Question Library |
Survey Look and Feel |
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Survey Look and Feel |
Survey Look and Feel |
Survey Look and Feel |
Survey Look and Feel |
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Branching |
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Branching |
Branching |
Branching |
Randomize Question Order |
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Randomize Question Order |
Randomize Question Order |
Dynamic Pages |
Emails: Invitations |
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Emails: Invitations |
Emails: Invitations |
Emails: Arbitrary Times |
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Emails: Arbitrary Times |
Emails: Arbitrary Times |
Types Of Questions |
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Types Of Questions |
Types Of Questions |
Types Of Questions |
Types Of Questions |
Types Of Questions |
Types Of Questions |
Types Of Questions |
Types Of Questions |
Insert |
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Types Of Questions |
Multiple Choice Order Randomization |
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Multiple Choice Order Randomization |
Multiple Choice Order Randomization |
Response Validation |
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Response Validation |
Response Validation |
Number of Important Features Missing |
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Number of Important Features Missing |
Usability |
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Usability |
Other Tools |
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Feature Comparisons on Other Sites |
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