Hello! I would like to insert a slider question, but i would like it as a distribution graph. So the participant can respond to the question by sliding a distribution graph. I would like one that looks similar to the one on this website, where the red one can be slid but the black one stays in place. Just two normal distributions with no numbers. https://www.desmos.com/calculator/h2xsfakrik
If anyone could help me figure out how to do this, that would be amazing. I talked with qualtrics support and they mentioned I would probably have to use JavaScript, but I know nothing about JavaScript so I am reaching out here.
Thank you
Hi Shayla, This would definitely be a JavaScript solution and not a trivial one. Just to be clear, do you want the whole of the 'red' distribution to slide or only a marker on the distribution? What is the value that the user will be providing once they've made a decision about the placement? Do you want coordinates as in the example or just an 'x' value?
@dsweeney - I would want the whole red normal distribution to be able to slide to the right so we could measure how far apart the participant thinks the distributions are.
our questions look similar to this: !
and they must choose one of seven distributions that match the question
!
!
instead of having the 7 distributions, I want one slider graph where the red distribution can be manually moved. no labels or numbers necessary since every question has a different topic and we are looking to use the same graphs for all of them. so you answer your questions, yes we want the red distribution the only marker on the distribution. We will be looking at what the participant thinks the distance between the two distributions are (we are studying stereotypes specifically - when a stereotype is opposed is the distance further than when it is affirmed?). and there are no need for coordinates.
thank you very much for your time.
I've managed to get something working for this. It requires the following CSS in the Look & Feel -> Style section (controls the position of the images):
```
.brown
{
position: absolute;
top: 38px;
left: 0px;
}
.bears
{
position: relative;
width: 800px;
}
```
The following in the HTML of the slider choice (for the images):
```
<div class="bears"><img src="insert the black-bear-background-image" style="width: 590px; height: 170px;" />
<div class="brown"><img src="insert the brown-bear-background-image" style="width: 214px; height: 103px;" /></div>
</div>
```
And the following JavaScript for the slider question (controls the behaviour of the red image):
```
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnReady(function()
{
var qid = this.questionId;
$(qid).observe('mousemove', function(event) {
var cur_pos = $(qid+"~1~handle").style.left;
$$(".brown")[0].setStyle("left: "+cur_pos);
});
});
```
Here's my sample black bear image (black normal distro and scale):
!
And here's the brown bear image (red normal distro with transparent backgound):
!
This is not ideal as the top graph goes over the scale, but you should be able to make some images that cater for that and do some better transparency on the images.
The JavaScript works by watching for mouse movement events in the question and then updating the left position of the red distro to match the slider icon. It currently looks horrible on mobile, but should get you going. The red image also shrinks closer to the end of the graph.
@dsweeney thank you so much for your help! We will work with this and hope we can figure it out. Greatly appreciated!
Hello! I am wondering if anyone would know how to help me out with this code, specifically, can we make the distributions line up and one of them not get smaller as it is slid?
https://uwmadison.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/preview/SV_86UOTGqZfdGE7Yh?Q_SurveyVersionID=current&Q_CHL=preview
thank you in advance
Hello,
I think you should provide the code if you want someone to help you with it... And maybe also some images showing the required output...
@fleb here is what I have so far for the code
Paste following CSS in the Look & Feel -> Style section (controls the position of the images):
.brown
{
position: absolute;
top: 38px;
left: 0px;
}
.bears
{
position: relative;
width: 800px;
}
The following in the HTML of the slider choice (for the images):
<div class="bears"><img src="insert the black-bear-background-image" style="width: 590px; height: 170px;" />
<div class="brown"><img src="insert the brown-bear-background-image" style="width: 214px; height: 103px;" /></div>
</div>
And the following JavaScript for the slider question (controls the behaviour of the red image):
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnReady(function()
{
var qid = this.questionId;
$(qid).observe('mousemove', function(event) {
var cur_pos = $(qid+"~1~handle").style.left;
$$(".brown")[0].setStyle("left: "+cur_pos);
});
});
Here is the image that I would like to be at the start
!
And this is the image that I would like to be at the end
!
Thank you.
@fleb here is what I have so far for the code
Paste following CSS in the Look & Feel -> Style section (controls the position of the images):
.brown
{
position: absolute;
top: 38px;
left: 0px;
}
.bears
{
position: relative;
width: 800px;
}
The following in the HTML of the slider choice (for the images):
<div class="bears"><img src="insert the black-bear-background-image" style="width: 590px; height: 170px;" />
<div class="brown"><img src="insert the brown-bear-background-image" style="width: 214px; height: 103px;" /></div>
</div>
And the following JavaScript for the slider question (controls the behaviour of the red image):
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnReady(function()
{
var qid = this.questionId;
$(qid).observe('mousemove', function(event) {
var cur_pos = $(qid+"~1~handle").style.left;
$$(".brown")[0].setStyle("left: "+cur_pos);
});
});
Here is the image that I would like to be at the start
!
And this is the image that I would like to be at the end
!
Thank you.
Hello! I am wondering if anyone would know how to help me out with this code, specifically, can we make the distributions line up and one of them not get smaller as it is slid?
https://uwmadison.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/preview/SV_86UOTGqZfdGE7Yh?Q_SurveyVersionID=current&Q_CHL=preview
thank you in advance
I want one slider graph where the red distribution can be manually moved. no labels or numbers necessary since every question has a different topic and we are looking to use the same graphs for all of them. we want the red distribution the only marker on the distribution. We will be looking at what the participant thinks the distance between the two distributions are (we are studying stereotypes specifically - when a stereotype is opposed is the distance further than when it is affirmed?). and there are no need for coordinates.
beginning image:
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ending image:
!
See:
https://www.qualtrics.com/community/discussion/2148/customizable-slider-question#latest
The above link has the following code:
It requires the following CSS in the Look & Feel -> Style section (controls the position of the images):
.brown
{
position: absolute;
top: 38px;
left: 0px;
}
.bears
{
position: relative;
width: 800px;
}
The following in the HTML of the slider choice (for the images):
<div class="bears"><img src="insert the black-bear-background-image" style="width: 590px; height: 170px;" />
<div class="brown"><img src="insert the brown-bear-background-image" style="width: 214px; height: 103px;" /></div>
</div>
And the following JavaScript for the slider question (controls the behaviour of the red image):
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnReady(function()
{
var qid = this.questionId;
$(qid).observe('mousemove', function(event) {
var cur_pos = $(qid+"~1~handle").style.left;
$$(".brown")[0].setStyle("left: "+cur_pos);
});
});
