Question types in media surveys
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 following question types can be combined in the media survey portion of your mission (on the Media survey tab). However, only multiple choice questions can be used in the screener portion (on the Screener tab) when auto-recruiting participants.
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.
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.
Tree testing
Have participants show you how they would navigate an organizational structure to find a specific item or complete a specific task. For more information, see Tree testing 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?
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?
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.