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Unwanted Randomization of Answer Options in Array Questions
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4 years 1 week ago #197284
by tpartner
Cheers,
Tony Partner
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Replied by tpartner on topic Unwanted Randomization of Answer Options in Array Questions
In the meantime, you can add this script to the source of an array question to only randomize the sub-questions:
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<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"> $(document).on('ready',function(){ // Identify this question var thisQuestion = $('#question{QID}'); var thisTable = $('table.subquestion-list', thisQuestion); // Randomize the rows var rowsArr = []; $('tr.answers-list', thisTable).each(function(i){ $(this).attr('data-index', i); rowsArr.push(i); }); shuffleArray(rowsArr); $(rowsArr).each(function(i){ $('tbody:eq(0)', thisTable).append($('tr[data-index="'+this+'"]', thisTable)); }); // Fix up the row classes var rowClass = 1; $('tr.answers-list', thisTable).removeClass('ls-even ls-odd').each(function(i) { if(i%2 == 0) { $(this).addClass('ls-even'); } else { $(this).addClass('ls-odd'); } }); }); function shuffleArray(array) { for (var i = array.length - 1; i > 0; i--) { var j = Math.floor(Math.random() * (i + 1)); var temp = array[i]; array[i] = array[j]; array[j] = temp; } return array; } </script>
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4 years 1 week ago #197288
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Oh, now I get it. I totally understood his post wrong.
And yes, while I think it is a good idea to provide the option to randomize not only the subquestions of array questions, but also the answer options, this obviously should be optional and set individually.
Imagine you have a scale 1-2-3-4-5, it doesn't make sense to randomize that... Would be a lot of fun for the respondents.
I really need to set up my new VPS to install my own LS4 for testing. I was waiting because I will need to move to a new VPS, so I didn't want to install anything on the old one. More stuff on it, more stuff to move. Maybe I'll get around it this weekend.
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Replied by holch on topic Unwanted Randomization of Answer Options in Array Questions
I think Yves' point is about array questions where you have both sub-questions and answers randomized in 4.x.
Oh, now I get it. I totally understood his post wrong.
And yes, while I think it is a good idea to provide the option to randomize not only the subquestions of array questions, but also the answer options, this obviously should be optional and set individually.
Imagine you have a scale 1-2-3-4-5, it doesn't make sense to randomize that... Would be a lot of fun for the respondents.
I really need to set up my new VPS to install my own LS4 for testing. I was waiting because I will need to move to a new VPS, so I didn't want to install anything on the old one. More stuff on it, more stuff to move. Maybe I'll get around it this weekend.
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4 years 1 week ago #197328
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Yves Roy
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Replied by YvesRoy on topic Unwanted Randomization of Answer Options in Array Questions
Hi,
thank you for the script, I'll try it next week.
There actually is a bug track, #16032, open at the end of March but still not assigned.
Yves
thank you for the script, I'll try it next week.
There actually is a bug track, #16032, open at the end of March but still not assigned.
Yves
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Université de Poitiers, France
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4 years 1 week ago #197359
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Replied by holch on topic Unwanted Randomization of Answer Options in Array Questions
And here the link to the bug report, to make it easier to follow it:
bugs.limesurvey.org/view.php?id=16032
I think this is a very urgent matter, because for most work in market research this "feature"/"bug" will make randomization in array questions unusable, if randomization of subquestions will force a randomization in answer options.
bugs.limesurvey.org/view.php?id=16032
I think this is a very urgent matter, because for most work in market research this "feature"/"bug" will make randomization in array questions unusable, if randomization of subquestions will force a randomization in answer options.
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