Getting Started with Qualtrics

CARMA Internet Research ModuleJeff Stanton

Qualtrics Sign-up

Go to Qualtrics.com and click on “free account”

Qualtrics Account Name & Password

• Provide a verification email (must be a working address) and a password

Qualtrics Home Screen

• After you verify your account with the email link, go to the home screen and click “Create Survey”

3 methods of starting new surveyLower left: Create from copy;

easy way to make multiple versions of a survey with slight differences (such as a treatment)

Lower right: Library of existing templates

Upper: Quick survey builder; like a wizard; we will use this

Create a new question

Survey editing dashboard:Large lower left pane

for editing question content

Mid-page toolbar for functions that cover the survey as a whole

Top-page toolbar (blue tabs) for account-level functions

Editing question text & response options

Click to type in the question stem

Then add two or more response options

Notice the formatting control options in the right hand pane

Text is saved as you click away; options are saved immediately

Preview your work

Click at anytime to preview what you have created so far

Preview pops up in a new browserwindow

Test frequently toensure you are getting whatyou want

Now do some experiments

Try having a question that allows multiple answer selections

Try using branchingTry creating a Likert-

type question with a multi-point rating scale

Can you create a “bank” of Likert-type questions that is compact?