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How might I invite participants to a survey, randomly over a period of time?
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9 years 3 months ago #116528
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How might I invite participants to a survey, randomly over a period of time? was created by batkinson
I would like to invite participants at random intervals over time.
Here's an example:
If I have 1000 employees, I would like to survey each employee once per year, but at random times. (e.g. 20 random employees receive a survey invite each week for 50 weeks).
Could this be coded in a plugin, or another way?
Thank you, in advance!
Ben
Here's an example:
If I have 1000 employees, I would like to survey each employee once per year, but at random times. (e.g. 20 random employees receive a survey invite each week for 50 weeks).
Could this be coded in a plugin, or another way?
Thank you, in advance!
Ben
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9 years 3 months ago #116534
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I answer at the LimeSurvey forum in my spare time, I'm not a LimeSurvey GmbH employee.
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Replied by holch on topic How might I invite participants to a survey, randomly over a period of time?
Well, as everyone is supposed to participate once and only once, I would take a list of employees, give each of them a random number of 1-1000 and then each week send 20 invitations, starting from 1 and ending with 1000.
I don't think this is something a plugin could do.
I don't think this is something a plugin could do.
I answer at the LimeSurvey forum in my spare time, I'm not a LimeSurvey GmbH employee.
No support via private message.
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9 years 3 months ago #116558
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Replied by batkinson on topic How might I invite participants to a survey, randomly over a period of time?
Thank you for the suggestion. I appreciate it.
Ben
Ben
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9 years 2 months ago - 9 years 2 months ago #116644
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Replied by Mazi on topic How might I invite participants to a survey, randomly over a period of time?
Since you probably don't want to send invitations manually each week you can try to adjust these cron jobs for automating the process of sending Limesurvey email invitations:
www.limesurvey-templates.com/automatical...nvitations-p-49.html
How about adjusting holch's solution to only generate 50 numbers and assign them to 20 employees each? You can then run the cronjob weekly and use a date function to check if the current week == a random number [1,50]. That random number can e.g. be stored as additional token attribute.
www.limesurvey-templates.com/automatical...nvitations-p-49.html
How about adjusting holch's solution to only generate 50 numbers and assign them to 20 employees each? You can then run the cronjob weekly and use a date function to check if the current week == a random number [1,50]. That random number can e.g. be stored as additional token attribute.
Best regards/Beste Grüße,
Dr. Marcel Minke
Need Help? We offer professional Limesurvey support: survey-consulting.com
Contact: marcel.minke(at)survey-consulting.com
Last edit: 9 years 2 months ago by Mazi.
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9 years 2 months ago #116693
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Replied by batkinson on topic How might I invite participants to a survey, randomly over a period of time?
Thank you. I like this approach. I could setup the survey and run it over the course of a year. At the end of the year I'd update the employee list and re-launch.
Much obliged!
Ben
Much obliged!
Ben
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9 years 2 months ago #116705
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Replied by Mazi on topic How might I invite participants to a survey, randomly over a period of time?
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