IBM SPSS Data Collection Scripting: (Survey Creation) Level II SPVC

Lesson 1. Introduction

• About IBM Business Analytics
• Introduction
• What This Course Covers
• What This Course Does Not Cover
• How This Course Works
• What You Will Have At The End Of The Course
• Product name references
• Supporting Materials
• Summary

Lesson 2. Controlling How Interviews Start

• Introduction
• Scenario 1: Setting Contexts, Language, Routing At Interview Start
• Scenario 2: Starting The Interview In A Popup Window
• Further Discussion Points

Lesson 3. Handling Multi-Language Surveys

• Introduction
• Adding Text Translations To The Survey Items
• Interview Language Selection
• Scenario 1: Allowing Respondents To Select The Interview Language
• Further Discussion Points

Lesson 4. Advanced Question Management

• Introduction
• Scenario 1: Display Appropriate Randomly Selected Categories
• Scenario 2: Randomizing Questions, Sub-Lists and Category Lists
• Scenario 3: Handling Hierarchical Lists
• Further Discussion Points

Lesson 5. Calculating Values

• Introduction
• Using Temporary Script-Based Variables
• Working With Collections
• Scenario 1: Calculating a Total From a Numeric Grid Question
• Further Discussion Points

Lesson 6. Writing Reusable Routines

• Introduction
• Scenario 1: Checking For A Constant Sum Calculation
• Scenario 2: Calculating Totals From Mixed Question Grids
• Further Discussion Points

Lesson 7. Creating Complex Questions

• Introduction
• Scenario 1: Creating Multi-Question Grids
• Scenario 2: Exiting a Loop Without Asking All Questions
• Scenario 3: Multi-Question Display Within Loops

Lesson 8. Advanced Category Control

• Introduction
• Scenario 1: Differentially Styling Categories
• Scenario 2: Filtering Grid Categories
• Scenario 3: Allowing a Partially Completed Grid
• Scenario 4: Creating a Jagged Grid
• Scenario 5: Splitting Long Lists Over Several Pages
• Scenario 6: Repeating Headings in Grids
• Scenario 7: Allowing Questions To Be Answered In Any Order
• Scenario 8: Decomposing Questions

Lesson 9. Controlling Progress Bars

• Introduction
• Displaying a Progress Bar
• Scenario 1: Controlling the Values of the Progress Bar
• Further Discussion Points
• Summary

Lesson 10. Using Non-Data Collection Software in Interviews

• Introduction
• Interview Events
• Handling Objects And the Data Collection Server’s Memory
• Scenario 1: Creating A Page Review Routine
• Scenario 2: Sending Emails From Within An Interview
• Scenario 3: Giving Feedback To Respondents At The End Of The Interview
• Scenario 4: Questions derived from a Database - OLD METHOD
• Scenario 5: Creating A Psychometric Test
• Further Discussion Points

Lesson 11. Handling Script And Survey Errors

• Introduction
• Scenario 1: Creating A Custom Error Handling Routine
• Further Discussion Points

Lesson 12. Question Validation

• Introduction
• Standard Response Validation
• Customized Error Messages
• Scenario 1: Forcing a Response from a Question With A Drop List
• Scenario 2: Automatic Constant Sum Checking
• Scenario 3: Select One Category Per Row/Column Combination
• Scenario 4: Automatically Trapping Missing Answers Per Row of a Complex Grid
• Scenario 5: Trapping Missing Answers Per Row Of A Grid
• Scenario 6: Collecting A Date Where JavaScript is Blocked
• Scenario 7: Validating A Respondent’s Phone Number
• Scenario 8: Assessing How Often A Question Has Been Asked
• Further Discussion Points

Lesson 13. Working With Navigation Buttons

• Introduction
• Scenario 1: Changing Navigation Button Texts
• Changing The Look and Feel Of Navigation Buttons
• Using Graphics As Button Faces

Lesson 14. Chaining Surveys Together

• Introduction
• Scenario 1: Chaining Surveys Together

Lesson 15. Recording Interview Statistics

• Introduction
• Scenario 1: Quantifying An Interview And Its Questions
• Further Discussion Points

Lesson 16. Global Questions on Survey pages

• Introduction
• Scenario 1: Adding Language option on each page

Lesson 17. Quota Administration

• Introduction
• Scenario 1: Sample and Scripted based quotas
• Scenario 1: Practical Techniques
• Recap: Sample Quotas versus Script Quotas - the Practicalities

Lesson 18. Unbounded loops

• Introduction
• Scenario 1: Using unbounded loops
• Further Discussion Points

Lesson 19. Questions derived from a Database - NEW METHOD

• Introduction
• Scenario 1: Database questions using a local file
• Scenario 2: Database questions using a database file

Lesson 20. Telephone - Keycodes

• Introduction
• Scenario 1: Adding keycodes to a categorical questions

Lesson 21. Telephone - Screener Incidence Rates

• Introduction
• Scenario 1: Adding Incidence rate calculations into a survey

Lesson 22. Telephone - Recording and Playing back Audio files

• Introduction
• Scenario 1: Recording questions
• Scenario 2: Playing back audio files to respondents
• Further Discussion Points

Appendix A. Language Definitions Script