Media surveys let you combine a wide variety of question types, including questions that let participants provide text-based responses as well as questions that allow for media-rich responses like photos and videos.
The table below outlines which Dscout question types you can use in a media survey:
| Question type | Description |
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| Multiple choice |
Provide participants with a list of options to choose from.
Tip: Knockout logic can be applied to multiple choice questions to disqualify applicants during the screener portion of your mission. For more information, see Knockout questions.
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| Typed response | Allow participants to provide a written response. You can limit responses to 140 characters or apply no limit. |
| Checkpoint | Provide additional context or instructions to participants without asking a question or requiring a response. |
| Scale | Have participants rate how they feel about a statement or stimuli on a predefined scale. You can customize the Start value and End value with your own labels. |
| Ranking |
Have participants rank a list of options in comparison to one another. For example, “Rank the following pizza toppings from best (1) to worst (6).” For more information, see Ranking questions. |
| Number | Have participants provide a number up to nine digits in length. |
| Card sort | Provide participants with a set of items (cards) to sort into different categories. For more information, see Card sort questions. |
| Photo | Have participants upload a photo. Supported file types include .png and .jpeg. You’ll be able to view these photos alongside every other response during analysis. |
| Video |
Have participants upload a video. You can designate the required length of the video (up to two minutes), and supported file types include .mp4 and .mov. You’ll be able to view these videos alongside every other response during analysis.
Note: Each study can have at most a total of three video and screen recording questions. If you need to collect more multimedia responses, consider a usability test. For more information, see What are usability tests in Dscout?
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| Screen recording |
Have participants record their desktop or mobile screen. You can designate the required length of the recording (up to two minutes) and provide a starting URL for participants to reference during their response.
Note: Each study can have at most a total of three video and screen recording questions. If you need to collect more multimedia responses, consider a usability test. For more information, see What are usability tests in Dscout?
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| Question groups | Organize related questions in the builder for easier mission design or to randomize the way they are presented to participants. For more information, see Question groups. |
| Multi-variate | Organize questions by concept or design variants and randomize how they are presented to participants. For more information, see Multi-variate testing. |
To learn more about adding questions to your mission, see Add questions to a media survey.