Infosys 271: Survey Project: Survey Software Review

Brief description of survey software review
The first step was to decide which survey software was appropriate. In my search for survey software, I had discovered many that there were many kinds of survey software out there. The question was which one was the "right one". To answer this question I created a list of survey softwares and asked groups of students to evlauate each software.
Criteria for Review
  • Web Based
  • Deployment method (Web Based/email based)
  • Cost: Is it Free? (at least for research puroses)
  • Gives back data in tab/comma/space separated file (make sure it does not give back just summary graphs)
  • Supports question formats a) Likert Scale b) Dichotomous choice c) pull down menu d) open ended e) check box
  • Can support random ordering of questions
  • Supports versioning of survey (creating different versions of same survey to send to different users)
  • Rate ease of filling out survey (for respondent) on a scale of 1(very difficult) to 10 (very easy)
  • Rate ease of survey development e.g., uses a form interface, does not require programming (for researcher) on a scale of 1(very difficult) to 10(very easy)
  • Rate the look of the survey interface on a scale of 1(not sophisticated) to 10(very sophisticated)
  • Provides support for managing participants (i.e., send invitation and possibly reminders, track participants)
  • Easy to install on a server
We reviewed 30 different survey softwares on the above criteria.
Software we like (under construction)
 

Software we reviewed (in alphabetical order


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