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SurveyMonkey Question Type Flowchart PDF

The document is a flow chart that guides users to the most appropriate survey question type based on their needs and responses to a series of yes or no questions. It starts at the top with "So, you're writing a survey question..." and provides decision points and endpoints that direct the user to open-ended questions, closed-ended questions, multiple choice questions, dropdown questions, Likert scale questions, rating scale questions, ranking questions, and more specialized question types. The goal is to help users select the survey question type that best fits their specific survey needs and circumstances.

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SurveyMonkey Question Type Flowchart PDF

The document is a flow chart that guides users to the most appropriate survey question type based on their needs and responses to a series of yes or no questions. It starts at the top with "So, you're writing a survey question..." and provides decision points and endpoints that direct the user to open-ended questions, closed-ended questions, multiple choice questions, dropdown questions, Likert scale questions, rating scale questions, ranking questions, and more specialized question types. The goal is to help users select the survey question type that best fits their specific survey needs and circumstances.

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Question-type flow chart

Find out which type is right for your survey

It’s not always clear which type of question will yield the type of response you want. Luckily, this handy
flow chart will guide you to the right decision. Start at the top and follow the arrows through gray
decision points to get to green endpoints. Once you get to the question type you’re looking for, click the
green endpoint to find out more about it. Happy flowing!

So, you’re writing a


survey question...

Do you want people to


Yes No
answer in their own words?

I don’t know

Do you want to make


Use an open-ended Use a closed-ended
No charts and graphs with Yes
question! question! But which kind?
your survey data?

I don’t know

Does your question NEED


No to be easy to take on a Yes
mobile device?

Add an “Other (Please specify)”


One that still lets people
answer option to a
answer in their own words
multiple-choice question

Use a multiple-answer No! Let them


multiple choice question! give multiple

Do you want to limit responses


The simplest kind
to just one answer option?

Do you want to give answer options Yes! There can


in a dropdown menu format? be only one

Do you want people to rate Something a little


something on a scale? more special
Yes No

No Yes
Use a single-answer
multiple choice question!

Do you want people to rank Do you want to ask people how


each of the answer options much they agree or disagree
against each other? with a statement?

Use a dropdown question!

Yes No Yes Use a Likert scale question!

It’s probably best to just use


Use a ranking question! Use a simple rating
multiple choice questions. No
scale question

But wait! There’s more!

Do you want to use the more Do you want to get more specific?
serious option or something a Like rating the quality of a product
bit more fun? or service?

Serious Fun

Do you have several of these


questions, all using the same scale?
Use an NPS question Try a star rating question!

Yes

These question types are often hard to


Consider using a matrix
take on mobile devices, which as much as
of questions
50% of people use to take surveys

1
2
3

It’s probably best to just use


multiple choice questions.

Try these question types out in your survey!

Get started

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