IN THIS ISSUE:

SurveyWriter Lowers Prices on Streaming Video Effective January 1
Surveywriter is pleased to announce new pricing for our StreamingSurvey application. more

Insert Branch Label Into Answer Option
To insert a branch label into the answer options instead of placing it into the question text, use the keyword *BranchLabel surrounded by the piping characters |. more

Using Label Files to Import Your Data Into SPSS  
The process to download your data into SPSS has been streamlined and improved using SPS label files. more

Support Shorts
HTML Help Files Available Through Other Views
Report Filter Adds Versatility to Topline Report
Appending Fetch File Information to Data Download more

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SurveyWriter Lowers Prices on Streaming Video Effective January 1

Surveywriter is pleased to announce new pricing for our StreamingSurvey application. You can now add up to three video or audio clips (up to one minute each in length) into a survey for a one-time compression charge of $200 and an extra ¢.25 per complete above the standard $1.25 per complete. For more than three pieces of media, please contact us for pricing. Use StreamingSurvey.com if you need to test:

• Video advertising
• Animatics
• Infomercial concepts
• Movie trailers
• Any product or service with a video component

StreamingSurvey combines all of the functionality of SurveyWriter.com with the ability to embed quality video and audio seamlessly into your surveys. StreamingSurvey.com makes the experience of taking a survey with video or audio embedded into it easy and efficient.

How it works

• You create your questionnaire using SurveyWriter’s advanced survey application.
• We compress and then upload your videos into your survey allowing you to then embed them wherever needed.
• You can view survey results as soon as someone completes a survey.
• No programming or network experience is necessary. All you need is a PC and a connection to the Internet to create and field full-featured video surveys.

StreamingSurvey.com Advantages

We take advantage of the latest technologies including streaming Flash for embedding video into your surveys to ensure that almost every respondent will be able to view the video.

• Dropout rates are almost nonexistent and you eliminate all firewall and proxie issues as well.
• The auto bandwidth detection system for assessing the users connection speed and the almost instantaneous playback method makes the experience seamless and pain free.
• Our encoders can take your media in any format you have and turn it into the highest quality streaming video.
• In addition your media will be encrypted, and therefore secure, protecting your investment and with our server network monitored 24/7 by experienced technicians you are assured that your surveys are always accessible.

Insert Branch Label Into Answer Option 

To insert a branch label into the answer options instead of placing it into the question text, use the keyword *BranchLabel surrounded by the piping characters |. You cannot use the branch symbol, |, by itself.

For example:

1::Yes - I would use |*BranchLabel|
2::No - I would not use |*BranchLabel|

This example creates a multiple selection check box question to use as a parent question. Next, a follow-up question uses the keyword, *BranchLabel, to insert the branch label into the answers options.

Create Parent Question

1. Click Select a Question Type>Standard Questions>Multiple Selection Check Boxes from the Question menu.
2. Save the Question Options screen.
3. Create your question text and answer options Set Question Text and Set Answer Options. Click Add Codes Ascending to assign values to the response options.
4. Save the question.

Create Follow-Up Question

1. Click Select a Question Type>Standard Questions>Single Choice Radio Button from the Question menu.

2. Click iQ to select the Branch Parent Question, for example, Q11.
3. Enter 5 as the number of branches.
4. Click the Last Question checkbox to indicate that no additional branch questions will be asked after this one.
5. Save the Question Options screen.
6. Create your question text and answer options using Set Question Text and Set Answer Options. Make sure to insert the keyword, *BranchLabel, between two piping characters.

7. Click Add Codes Ascending to assign values to the response options.
8. Save the answer options.
9. Save the question.

Using Label Files to Import Your Data Into SPSS

The process to download your data into SPSS has been streamlined and improved using SPS label files. Importing your data seamlessly into SPSS is a now two-step process:

1. First, download a tab delimited file. Click Results > Data Download. Choose Tab Delimited and SPSS Headers as your download options.

2. Download the SPSS label/syntax file. Click Results > Manage Record Layout > Download SPSS label/syntax file.  

The tab delimited file is a .dat file that can be opened in SPSS. You can then import the Label/Syntax file into your SPSS project using the following steps:

• Start SPSS.
• Click File Menu> Open > Syntax. 
• In the window that opens indicate the location of the syntax file on the computer.  The syntax file has an SPS extension.
• Once the syntax file is loaded, click Run Menu and select All. 

Unless there is a problem, this procedure should load the information into the data editor, and you are ready for analysis.  

Support Shorts 

Help Files Available Through Other Views  

The Help Files have been reformatted into HTML and available for everyone through Other Views on the Main Menu.  

Report Filter Adds Versatility to Reports

The report filter available when you run the Topline and Crosstab reports makes these reports much more flexible and powerful.

For example, you can use the filter to run a Topline report that only shows data for males between the ages of 18 to 24.

Use the Report Filter to make the selection criteria for your reports as complex as you need.

Appending Fetch File Information to Data Download

To append Fetch File information onto your data set, select the Append Data option from the Download Data window. Select the number of fields in the Fetch File to download.

The Fetch File fields are displayed at the end of your data set.

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Thank you for your continued support of SurveyWriter. If you have any topics that you would like see addressed in future editions, please email me.

Sincerely,


Vice President, Business Development
773-281-8490 / prv@surveywriter.com