There are two ways to view and code your survey responses: by participant or by question. Each view offers different advantages for analysis.
Participant view: See all answers from one respondent
To see all of a participant's responses in one place, you can:
From the main survey page: Click their name in the leftmost column
While viewing a specific question: Click their name above their response
This view helps you:
Get a complete picture of an individual's responses
Code across multiple answers from the same person
Understand patterns in how individuals responded to different questions
Question view: See all answers to one question
To see all responses for a specific question, you can:
From the main survey page: Click any text-based answer in the question's column
From a participant's response page: Click the question text above any answer
This view helps you:
Compare answers across different participants
Focus on specific themes within a question
Code similar responses together
How to code responses
The coding process is identical whether you're in the participant view or question view, and works the same way as coding a transcript. Once you've chosen your view, follow these steps to code any text-based answer:
Step 1. Highlight the text you want to code
There are 3 ways to highlight text:
Select the square to the left of a paragraph to highlight the entire paragraph
Click a sentence to highlight it
Drag your mouse over any portion of text to highlight a phrase, partial sentence, or multiple sentences
Step 2. Click the code you want to apply
After highlighting, click the code you want to apply or create a new code.