Different Question Types in WeGuide Questionnaires

Modified on Wed, 13 Mar 2024 at 02:55 PM

In this article, we explain the different question types in WeGuide and how you can implement them to build amazing surveys.

We'll start by explaining the Generic question attributes that each question has, and then explain each question type.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Generic question attributes
Types of Questions

Generic question attributes

We will explain the generic question attributes first. Most question types have one or more of these attributes. Read the information underneath and/or use our interactive tutorial.

Title: This is the question title that is displayed to the participant while attempting a form. This is marked in green in the image underneath.
Subtitle. This is the subtitle of the question. You can add some secondary information about the question here, to instruct the participant about the question. This is marked in red in the image underneath
Short Name. This is the name that will be used in conditional logic or in calculations. Keep the name short and descriptive for the best result.
Info text. If required, you can show an information icon, next to the question title, with more information about your title. When clicked, the user will get some more information about the question. This is the purple icon in the image underneath
Footer. For each question, you are able to add footer content. This is for example used when you're using a validated tool and you need to reference the author. This is marked in orange
Placeholder. This is the placeholder text that will be present in the input field. Use this text to provide a prompt to the participant on what they should enter. You can for example enter an example (e.g. broccoli), instruction (e.g. Enter your response here) or specify the format of the response (e.g. dd-mm-yyyy)
Mandatory. Define if this question is mandatory if not. If the question is not mandatory, then the participant will be able to skip the question. You can see the mandatory asterisk in the image underneath.

In the image underneath, you are able to see the Title, Subtitle, Info Text icon, Mandatory tag and Footer for example:

Example of a survey screen, showing the title, subtitle, mandatory tag, info icon, and footer.

Types of Questions

Single choice select

Let us explain how you set up a single-choice question. Read the information underneath and/or use our interactive tutorial

A single-choice select question is a question type where the participant can select a single option out of a list Underneath is an overview of how the single-choice question will look when all the fields are filled in. We will describe the specific question attributes now.
Add option. In order to add option items to the list that the participant can pick from, click on Add Option to start adding items. You can add and remove items.
Option index. This is the position in the list view that will be shown to the participant. The smallest number will sit on the top of the list, the highest number will sit on the bottom of the list
Option text. This is the text that will be shown in the option that is presented in the list. Try to keep it as short as possible for better visibility for the participant
Option ID. Once you have saved your question, an option ID will be generated for each option that you've added. This option ID can be used for conditional logic among others.
Scoring. If you have scoring turned on, then you can specify the score here for each option. If the user selects an answer, this score will be saved and at the end, a score for the survey will be calculated based on the calculation type.

Overview of the single choice select question filled in.

How a single-choice question would look for a participant

Multiple choice select

Let us explain how you set up a multiple-choice question. Read the information underneath and/or use our interactive tutorial

A multiple-choice select question is a question type where the participant can select one or multiple options out of a list. Underneath an overview of how the multiple-choice question will look when all the fields are filled in. We will describe the specific question attributes now:

Add option. In order to add option items to the list that the participant can pick from, click on + Add Option to start adding items. You can add and remove items.
Option index. This is the position in the list view that will be shown to the participant. The smallest number will sit on the top of the list, the highest number will sit on the bottom of the list
Option text. This is the text that will be shown in the option that is presented in the list. Try to keep it as small as possible
Option ID. Once you have saved your question, an option ID will be generated for each option that you've added. This option ID can be used for conditional logic among others.
Scoring. If you have scoring turned on, then you can specify the score here for each option. If the user selects an answer, this score will be saved and at the end, a score for the survey will be calculated based on the calculation type.

Overview of the multiple-choice select question filled in.

How a multiple-choice question would look for a participant

Slider question

Let us explain how you set up a range slider question. Read the information underneath and/or use our interactive tutorial

A slider question lets participants rate an answer option on a numerical scale by dragging a slider

Orientation. A slider can be presented vertically or horizontally on the screen of the participant. Decide here how you would like to show the slider
Minimum. The minimal value of the scale. So when a scale goes from 1 to 10, then 1 is the minimum value.
Minimum label. The label describes the minimum value. So a scale can go from 1 to 10, and "Lowest" can be used to describe the 1 value. This label will be displayed on the slider's scale.
Maximum. The maximum value of the scale. So when a scale goes from 1 to 10, then 10 is the maximum value
Maximum label. The label describes the maximum value. So a scale can go from 1 to 10, and "Highest" can be used to describe the 1 value. This label will be displayed on the slider's scale.
Default value. This is the standard value that will be selected when a user opens the slider question. So if the scale goes from 1 to 10 and 5 is entered here, then the default position of the slider would be on position 5. If no value is entered here, then no slider position will be visible when the user opens the slider question.
Step. This is the number of steps that sit between different selections on the scale. So if this value is 1, then the scale would go like 1,2,3,4,5. If this value is 0.1, then the scale will go fo from 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, etc.
Data label. This is the label to describe the selected slider value. So let's say you're interested in the amount of water drunk, then you could use ml as your data label, which will show next to the selected input.

An example of a filled-in slider question.

How a vertical slider question would look for a participant

How a horizontal slider question would look for a participant

Text Question

Let us explain how you set up text question. Read the information underneath and/or use our interactive tutorial

A text question is a question type where the participant is expected to enter text. Underneath an overview of how the text question will look when all the fields are filled in. We will describe the specific question attributes now.
Minimum Length: This is the minimum amount of characters that the participant would need to answer before they can submit the text question. If they enter an amount that's less, they will receive a warning and can't continue.
Maximum Length. This is the maximum amount of characters that a participant can enter. If they enter an amount that's more than the maximum, they will receive a warning and can't continue.

An example of a filled-in text question.

How a text question would look for a participant

Number

Let us explain how you set up number question. Read the information underneath and/or use our interactive tutorial

A number question is a question type where a participant is expected to enter a number. Underneath is an overview of how the number question will look when all the fields are filled in. We will describe the specific question attributes now.
Minimum. The minimum value that a participant is allowed to enter. This can also be a negative number.
Maximum. The maximum value that a participant is allowed to enter. This can also be a negative number.
Number of decimal values allowed. The amount of decimal values that the user is allowed to enter. If this is set to one, the user can enter 4.2 for example, but they won't be able to enter 4.22.
Add scoring rule. If you have scoring turned on, you can add scoring rules for your number question
Scoring type & scoring value. Select a value from the dropdown here and then specify the value in the scoring value field. If this condition is met, the user will be assigned this score.
Score. The score is assigned to the user when the scoring rule is met.

An example of a filled-in number question.

How a number question would look for a participant

Email

Let us explain how you set up an email question. Read the information underneath and/or use our interactive tutorial

An email question is a question type where a participant is expected to enter an email. If they enter something that is not recognized as an e-mail, then the user will get an error and won't be able to continue.

An example of a filled-in email question.

How an email question would look for a participant

Instruction

Let us explain how you set up an instructions question. Read the information underneath and/or use our interactive tutorial

An instruction question is a question type where you won't collect any data but you can provide some instructions to a user or share some information. This question type is often used to create, so-called, educational tasks for study participants
Description: Add the content here that you want to show to the participant when they land on this question type. Please note that the Question Title is not displayed, so you will need to add that to the description.

Example of a filled-in instruction question

How an instruction question would look for a participant

Date, Time, Date & Time and Year questions

Let us explain how you set up Date, Time, Date & Time and Year questions. Read the information underneath and/or use our interactive tutorial

The date, time, date & time and year questions are being used to gather time data from participants. The participants will be presented with a date or time picker. a participant is expected to enter an email. If they enter something that is not recognized as an e-mail, then the user will get an error and won't be able to continue.

Example of a filled-in time question

How a time question would look for a participant

Photo and video questions

Let us explain how you set up photo and video questions. Read the information underneath and/or use our interactive tutorial

Please keep in mind that all recordings are automatically stopped after 180 seconds for performance reasons, irrelevant if a recording length is set.

The photo & video questions are being used to capture photo or video data from your participants. It's fully supported on all platforms (iOS, Android and Web) and in case the device the participant doesn't have a camera, file upload is used as a fallback. All the collected photo and video material is accessible in the portal and can be viewed or downloaded from there. We will describe the specific question attributes now.
Description: Add the content here that you want to show to the participants when they land on this question type. Please note that the Question Title is not displayed, so you will need to add that to the description. Normally, people use this to describe that the participant is about to record a photo/video and provide them with some context around it
Overlay: Decide if you want to show an overlay while the user is recording a photo or video. This overlay can guide the user while they're making the recording. We currently support a square, circle, and face overlay
Change camera: Decide if you want to allow the user to pick their preferred camera, or if you want to default to the front or back camera of the device.
Orientation: Decide if you want to lock the photo and video orientation to portrait or landscape mode. If you select landscape, then all the elements on the screen will be rotated 90 degrees, to force the participant to tilt their phone.
Recording instructions: Add one or multiple recording instructions that will show before the photo or video recording will start. This is frequently used to brief the participant about how they should record the photo or video, to ensure good quality data.
Verify recording instructions: After the user has taken a photo/video, you can ask them one question to verify that they've recorded the right thing. If the user answers this question with "no" or "not sure", they are prompted to redo the recording.
Recording length: Here you can set how long the recording of the video should be. If you set a value here, the timer while recording will tell the user that they can stop the recording after they have reached the required recording length.

If you want to see an example of a how a video question would look in the app, please click here.

Example of a filled-in photo question

Signature Question

Let us explain how you set up signature questions. Read the information underneath and/or use our interactive tutorial

The signature questions are being used to capture digital wet signatures from your participants. It's fully supported on all platforms (iOS, Android and Web). All the collected signature files are accessible in the admin portal and can be viewed or downloaded from there.

Example of a filled-in signature question]

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