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Using randomization within a block but trying to create groups of questions

  • April 4, 2019
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I have a total of 16 multiple choice questions in a block. 4 of those statements have an open-ended follow-up question where if a respondent answers the question in a particular way and is part of a randomized group, the follow-up should appear and they can clarify why they answered the way they did. I want to present the 16 questions in a random order, but I can't seem to find a way to group the 4 statements that have follow-up with their open-ended followup questions. Right now I've set up 16 different blocks and added the open-ended follow-ups to the appropriate block and then I'm using a randomizer in the survey flow, but I have to think there's a better way to do this. Can I create groups of questions within the block and then apply randomization such that each question (or group, if it has an open-ended follow-up) is randomized?

Best answer by Kate

To be honest, I think you already found the best way to do it. I would build the blocks and then randomize there if you need the questions in a specific order. You can randomize question order within a block, but not and then make sure Question 1 follows Question A, and Question 2 Follows B the way you're illustrating here. It was complex to set up, I'm sure- but it sounds like you already did the hard part! Now just make sure the naming convention makes sense for your later analysis and you should be good to go.

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  • April 4, 2019
To be honest, I think you already found the best way to do it. I would build the blocks and then randomize there if you need the questions in a specific order. You can randomize question order within a block, but not and then make sure Question 1 follows Question A, and Question 2 Follows B the way you're illustrating here. It was complex to set up, I'm sure- but it sounds like you already did the hard part! Now just make sure the naming convention makes sense for your later analysis and you should be good to go.