Inquisite Survey System

Survey Design

Advanced Features

WYSIWYG Survey Building 'What You See Is What You Get' graphical design environment shows survey exactly as it will appear to respondent
Calculated Fields Using answers to questions, apply mathematical functions (addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication) so the result can be piped into another question
Table of Contents Insert a table of contents with hyperlinks to any page of your survey
Survey Import Import a survey in Rich Text Format (*.RTF)
Pre-population of Data Pre-determine answers to any type of question
Smart Ranking Automatically assign and remove ranking in a survey
Advanced Text Formatting Special formatting to individual characters, words or phrases within questions, answers, and labels
Survey Printing Print a blank survey for review or for distribution
Response Receipt Respondents can view, save and print a receipt of their survey responses
Response Review Respondents can view, save and print a summary of their survey responses before submission
Response Notification Receive or assign email notifications with respondent data
Styles Define fonts and colors for questions, tables, and text
Pasting of Answer Choices Paste a long list of answer choices in a single operation
International Date/Number Support  
Snap-to-Grid Layout Design Eases alignment of survey objects
Dynamic Branching Show or hide individual survey objects within the same page
Branching Enable pages based on choice selection
Survey Progress Bar Shows percentage of survey completed
Customizable Survey Navigation Bar Specify format and placement of survey navigation controls
Single Question per Page Multiple text boxes validated for numeric
Multiple Questions per Page Any number of questions per page
Piping from Answers to Questions Incorporating previous answers into new questions
Piping from Answers to Responses Incorporating previous answers into subsequent responses
Insert Images BMP,JPEG and GIF formats
Hyperlink Images and Text  
Hyperlink Pages Link to different pages within a survey
Setup Custom Color Schemes and Backgrounds  
Question library Save Surveys and Questions to Library for Re-use
Scale library Save Choice Lists to Library for Re-use
Survey Creation Wizard  
Customizable Templates Update entire survey instantly
Randomized Questions in Tables  
Randomized Answer Lists  
Save Survey and Resume Later  
Surveys Meet Website Accessibility Standards  
Online Learning Center Automated video tutorials
Spell Check  

Question Types

Single Selection (Choose One) Radio button, drop-down listbox
Multiple Selection (Choose Many) Check box, listbox
Choose one and specify Adds Other Text Box to Choose One
Choose Many and Specify Adds other text box to Choose Many
Check if True Single checkbox
Rank Order  
Multiple Question Tables Table format
Multiple Question Multi-scale Tables Side-by-side table format
Fill in the Blank  
Fill in the Number  
Fill in the Date  
Essay Question  

Response Validation

Multi-select Validation Define a minimum and a maximum number of answers to pass validation
Required Answer All question types
Less than X Characters Text and essay questions
Greater than N (Number) Text box - validated for numeric
Less than N (Number) Text box - validated for numeric
Between N and N Text box - validated for numeric
Must Total N Multiple text boxes validated for numeric
Prior to (Date) Text box - validated for date
After Date Text box - validated for date
Between Date and Date Text box - validated for date
Individual Rank Selection Rank order question
Advanced Numeric and Date Validation Expressions Text box - validated for numeric or date

Administration and Analysis

Response Editor

Edit Individual Responses  
Batch Updates for Groups of Respondents  
Deletion of an Entire Respondent or Group of Respondents from the Database  

Survey Data Sharing

Access to Survey Data for Analysis Survey Administrators can give access to data to other Inquisite users
Allow Sharing of Specific Data to Specific Users Dataset can be constrained using filtering options

Invitation Management

Import Addresses from Data Files or Address Books MS Exchange and Lotus Notes address books
Automatic Creation of Email Survey Invitations Schedule invitations for optimal server performance
Mail Merge Functionality for Message Personalization  
HTML Email Invitations Full-featured HTML editor for corporate branding
Email Opt-Out Lists All invitations and reminders can include an opt-out link
Automatic Generation of Respondent Authentication Keys  
Merge User-defined Respondent Authentication Keys  
HTML Email Notifications HTML versions of email notifications from the Inquisite server
Automated Survey Reminder Email  

Survey Administration

Centralized Online System Administration Web survey administration in addition to internet survey capability
User ID and Password Security  
Survey Test Mode Test survey without collecting responses
Response Quotas Close survey after specified number of responses collected
Respondent Authentication to Prevent Duplicates Using automatic, or user-generated keys
Deployment History View the details of each survey deployment to track the history of changes to a survey

Survey Publishing

Automatic Web Publishing Publishes all images and HTML files
Survey Reviewer Role Administrative role allowing a person to preview and approve surveys
Survey Approval Process Deployed surveys can be previewed and approved for publication
Secure Publishing User ID/password required, SSL optional
Publish to Multiple Servers For testing of surveys prior to production release

Response Collection

Automated Collection of Web Responses  
* OMR (Scannable Paper Forms) Response Collection * Requires additional module

Reporting Plug-in for Microsoft Office

Excel Reports Create report workbook, refresh data, import raw data
Table of Contents Navigate with hyperlinks to all reports in Excel
Cross-tabulation Report Segment data with an unlimited number of banner points
Frequency Distribution Generate counts and percents in cross-tabs and charts
Charts Include Excel charts for single and multi select questions
Rank Question Report Frequency distribution of ranks by answer and rank
Numeric Question Report Generate Min, max, median, mean, and mode descriptive statistics
Open Text Report Report including other(specify), text and paragraph questions
PowerPoint Presentation Apply data filters and custom templates for final form presentations
Filtering Filter by response and question state, date range or user-defined response criteria
Trending Trend by common time series or user-defined date ranges for cross-tabs
Descriptive Statistics Include mean, median, and standard deviation in cross-tabs
Top and Bottom Boxes Group scales to summarize data
Zero Weights Exclude answers with zero weights when generating cross-tab and chart analysis
Question and Answer States Exclude unanswered questions, include completed, partial, and abandoned responses
Percent Option Calculate cross-tabs and charts based on percentage of responses or percentage of respondents
Advanced Formatting Banding, header/footer formatting, and Top and Bottom box formats
Sorting Within Charts Show original display order, ascending order, descending order
Custom Templates Use Excel and PowerPoint to save and apply custom look and feel with user-defined templates; apply templates by question type.

Online Reporting and Analytics

Campaign Analytics Series of reports that provide statistics on the survey campaign and visibility into abandonment rates
Partial Response Collection Report that allows you to see respondent data that has not yet been submitted and those who have abandoned the survey
Web-based Reporting and Analysis Web survey application
Scheduled Published Reports Data behind a report updated at specific time intervals
Reporting Customization Features Change fonts, colors and chart styles of all reports as well as chart aspects like legends, series labels, rotation and depth
Filtering Filter on responses to multiple questions
Date Filtering  
Filtered Database Downloads Same filtering options available in standard reports
Report Summary Interface Access to all reports from one location as well as recently run reports, saved reports and published reports
Report Progress Indication Progress bar to give an indication of estimated time to complete
Export to SPSS Format Fully-labeled
Export to MS Word and PowerPoint RTF file
Export to MS Excel Comma-separated values
Export to MS Access Native format
Export to Adobe PDF  
Publish Reports to Web Survey services
Cancel Running Reports  
Email Notification of a Completed Report  
Summary Statistics  
Cross-tabulation  
Frequency Reports  

Security

Supports Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Security  
User ID and Password Required for Access to Administration Pages  
Account Lockout if Excessive Failed Login Attempts Configurable by administrator
Local Survey Files can be Encrypted for Additional Security 128-bit encryption
Security Event Logging  

Custom Services

Survey Creation and Administration  
Branding Administration Page to Corporate Identity  
Custom Development and Integration  
Installation and Training  
360º Review Capabilities  

Additional Modules

Respondent Management Module (RMM)

Population Management Import your organization's HR, CRM, BI, etc. system databases to centrally manage respondents
Sample and Panel Management Create and save samples, or subsets of your population, to build customer and employee panels
Sample Filters Filter and segment your database to create samples from your database population
Dynamic Sample Campaigns are launched with the most updated version of your population samples
Imported Samples Upload and save respondent lists using .csv files to use in campaigns
Respondent Portal Push surveys to respondent web pages for respondents to log in to a personal web page and see a list of all surveys to take
Campaign Management Launch survey projects by selecting surveys and samples, setting up pre-population, and scheduling all invitations and reminders
"Set and Forget" Scheduling Set up studies ahead of time and let them run their course
Multiple Reminders Remind respondents to complete a survey as many times as needed
Campaign Statistics Summary response metrics across all campaigns
Respondent-level Tracking Drill down to respondent level detail to measure response activity
Templates Create and save email invitation and reminder templates; option to make templates public to share with other users
Shared Questions Centrally create read-only survey questions that users can access through the Builder
Multilingual Invitations and Reminders Set up multilingual invitation templates and send out campaigns in multiple languages
Opt-out Management Allow respondents to opt-out via email or manage opt-outs by manually adding respondents to an opt-out list
Campaign Benchmarking Benchmark and trend results across campaigns via the Reporting Plug-in
Software Developer's Kit (SDK) API for web developers to facilitate custom features and integration
Integration and Web Services Industry standard web services to automate invitation management and integration of the product within existing business processes
Multi-Language Kit (MLK) Multiple languages supported including multi-byte character sets, like Japanese and Chinese

IT Management

System Administration

Site Administrator Role Allows administration of accounts and surveys without ability to view sensitive information, change system level options, or modify System Administrator roles
Site Credit Administration Enable response budgeting for entire site, not just for individual logins
Survey Files Backed-up to Server Survey file is sent to the server during publishing to serve as a backup

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