CARMA Internet Research Module

Quick Success with SurveyMonkeyJeff Stanton

May 17-19, 2007 Internet Data Collection Methods (Day 1-2)

Quick Success with SurveyMonkey

http://www.surveymonkey.com/

May 17-19, 2007 Internet Data Collection Methods (Day 1-3)

SurveyMonkey Registrationhttp://www.surveymonkey.com

1. Click on “Join Now for Free”

2. Fill in the contact information

Write username/password so you don’t forget them

3. Click on “Create Survey” in the top menu

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Screen Shot of the Create Page

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Screen Shot of the Edit Page

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Change the Intro Text

6. Click on “Edit Page”7. Change the page description by editing in

the text boxDescribe the topic of your studyMention eligibility requirementsDescribe incentive for participationGive information about IRB approvalShow researcher contact information

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Page title and description editing

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Finishing the changes to the Intro text

8. Click on “Save Page”9. After a moment your

browser should return to the main “Edit Survey” page

10. Next we will add a question

11. Click on “Add Question Here.”

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Multiple choice question text

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Add a New Question on Your Own

11. Click “Add Question Here”

12. Choose question type13. Type main question

text14. Add response options

if necessary15. Change other options

for the question16. Click on “Save”

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A Few More Moves

17. Click “Survey Options”18. Inspect the options you see; click on

“Show Progress Bar”19. Click “Save Changes”

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Next: Preview Your Survey

24. Return to the “design survey” tab25. Click on the orange button “Preview Survey”

You can now complete the survey yourselfTry radio buttons and other featuresAre you satisfied with the layout and the look?

26. Click done: Dismisses the new window and return to the design page

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Make Your Survey Publicly Available

27. Go to the “collect responses” tab28. Leave in place the option: “Create a link to send in

your own email message or to place on a webpage”29. Enter a name for your link30. Click “Next Step”31. Select and “Edit/Copy” the survey link 32. Open a new browser window and paste in the link33. Take the survey yourself

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Send an email with your survey link

31. Highlight the URL provided in the textbox and copy it to the clipboard (control-c, or “Copy” on the edit menu)

32. Use your email account to send a recruiting message to one or two of your classmates

33. Compose a new message and paste the SurveyMonkey URL into the message with instructions to click and complete the survey

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Examine/Analyze Your Data

34. From any page click the “analyze results” tabBar charts and matrix displays of your item data appear on

this page; review these

35. The “Download Responses” feature is only available if you upgrade from a basic account

36. You can review individual response data by clicking on “Browse Responses”

LOOK! SurveyMonkey has stored IP addresses of your respondents