Editing a Survey | ||
This help topic concerns the intricacies and caveats of editing an existing survey. For detailed documentation regarding the Edit/Create Survey interface, see the help section about Adding a Survey.
eSurvey is very flexible in allowing users to edit any type of survey, even survey's that are currently running and visible to the public. eSurvey is also able to maintain the relational integrity of the database when modifying a survey. What this means, is that a user may modify a survey question, for example, and in doing so, none of the statistics associated with it will be lost. When editing a survey, all fields are retained and updated, rather than being recreated from scratch. This gives users the ability to fix spelling errors, make questions more readable, or change the duration of the survey without having to worry about the lose of data. This sort of flexibility, however, also comes with some responsibility. In allowing users the ability to modify a survey, the statistical relevance of answers and data collected may become skewed. For example, a user could add an option to a running survey halfway through the campaign. When comparing the number of responses given for that option, it may be impossible to determine its real impact since users who responded during the first half of the campaign were not presented with that option. It should be mentioned that if a user accidentally removes a question, or one of a question's options, the relational integrity of the database will not be maintained. For example, if a user were to delete a question which had some statistical data collected for it, and then created a new question which was identical to the old question, the statistical data previously collected would NOT be associated with the new question. So, if a question or option is accidentally removed, it is advised to simply reload the entire survey again by clicking on it in the Survey List. Related Topics:
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