The Survey Process

What is the process like, start-to-finish, of taking your survey from questionnaire through to published reports, using the SurveyPro software? It depends on the medium (one or several) you choose to get your survey to your respondents.

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The Survey Process for Paper Surveys with Manual Data Entry

Paper Survey Flow Chart
  1. Create your questionnaire by entering question text and selecting or creating a scale. This automatically creates the database fields, so there is no programming required.
  2. Print your survey and have copies printed.
  3. Administer your survey to an unlimited number of respondents.
  4. Enter the responses from the completed questionnaires. For a small survey you might use the full SurveyPro product and do the entry directly into the database. For a larger project, use KeyCollect for additional data entry stations (download available at no charge).
  5. Build your reports. Take any or all of the data and compare, include or filter it in your report. As time goes by, and you enter/import new data, all of your reports will automatically update. There is even an automatically generated executive summary report to give you basic frequencies and comments.
  6. Distribute the analysis to the decision-makers who need it.
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The Survey Process for Paper Surveys with Scanning

Scanned Survey Flow Chart
  1. Create your questionnaire by entering question text and selecting or creating a scale. Select the option to create a scannable form with bubbles instead of checkboxes, and SurveyPro will lay out the page ready for scanning.
  2. Print your survey and have copies printed. There is no need for expensive custom forms – the survey can be printed on plain paper, photocopied, and even returned by fax.
  3. Administer your survey to an unlimited number of respondents.
  4. Scan in the responses using almost any image scanner, with scanning software to convert the image file to a data file.
  5. Import the data file back into SurveyPro.
  6. Build your reports. Take any or all of the data and compare, include or filter it in your report. As time goes by, and you enter/import new data, all of your reports will automatically update. There is even an automatically generated executive summary report to give you basic frequencies and comments.
  7. Distribute the analysis to the decision-makers who need it.
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The Survey Process for Internet Surveys – Your Own Server

Survey Flow Chart - Your Own Server
  1. Have your server administrator install the server scripts (ASP scripts and DLLs) on your web server. This is a one-time operation, minimizing the time required of your IT department.
  2. Create the questionnaire in SurveyPro. Start from scratch or modify a paper version in a multiple media project. Select any desired features such as skips, branching, piping, passwords, or pause/resume.
  3. Publish the survey and configuration to your Web server, and set up the project using your secure Control Panel.
  4. Test the project, including importing test data, in Test Mode.
  5. Change the status to Live Mode.
  6. Link to the survey from a website, e-mail invitations to respondents, or mail invitations with the URL. Instant online reports are available to track the progress of your project.
  7. Download data files into SurveyPro.
  8. Build your reports.
  9. Distribute the analysis to the decision-makers who need it.
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The Survey Process for Internet Surveys – on the QuestionWeb Server

Survey Flow Chart - QuestionWeb
  1. Create the questionnaire in SurveyPro. Start from scratch or modify a paper version in a multiple media project. Select any desired features such as skips, branching, piping, passwords, or pause/resume.
  2. Order QuestionWeb folders for your surveys. You will need one folder per concurrent survey. Please allow 1-2 business days for your login information to be sent to you.
  3. Publish the ASP pages to QuestionWeb by entering your folder number and password into the SurveyPro dialogue, and activate survey from your secure Control Panel.
  4. Test the project, including importing test data, in Test Mode.
  5. Change the status to Live Mode.
  6. Link to the survey from a website, e-mail invitations to respondents, or mail invitations with the URL. Instant online reports are available to track the progress of your project.
  7. Download data files to SurveyPro
  8. Build your reports.
  9. Distribute the analysis to the decision-makers who need it.
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The Survey Process for Kiosk/LAN/Telephone Surveys

Survey Flow Chart - Kiosk
  1. Create your questionnaire by entering question text and selecting or creating a scale. This automatically creates the entry screens, so there is no programming required. Select any desired features such as skips, branching, or piping.
  2. Publish the template file. On publishing, select whether you will be having respondents self-administer the survey, using kiosks, or using telephone/in-person interviewers.
  3. Copy the template file and the executable file to the same folder in the desired location – your LAN, kiosks or laptops, or interviewers’ workstations or portable computers.
  4. Invite respondents to take the survey, via email (for employee surveys on your LAN), telephone, or in person.
  5. Collect the data file(s) with completed surveys.
  6. Import the data file(s) back into SurveyPro.
  7. Build your reports.
  8. Distribute the analysis to the decision-makers who need it.