+xHi there,
I conducted an experiment last year where participants did the OSPAN and n-back tasks before doing a Qualtrics questionnaire. They were randomly assigned to do one or the other first using the following script:
<batch>
/ subjects = (1 of 2)
/ groupassignment = random
/ file = "shortfrenchversionnback.iqx"
/ file = "shortfrenchversionospan.iqx"
</batch>
//order 2: B -> A -> Qualtrics
<batch>
/ subjects = (2 of 2)
/ groupassignment = random
/ file = "shortfrenchversionospan.iqx"
/ file = "shortfrenchversionnback.iqx"
</batch>
We are analyzing the data and are a bit puzzled by identifying the group ID. Is it correct that group ID 1 = did the n-back first and group ID 2 = did OSPAN first? Some of the participant start times seem to not line up with this and so I am not sure if I have correctly understood.
Thanks for your help!
> Is it correct that group ID 1 = did the n-back first and group ID 2 = did OSPAN first?
No, you assigned the order of the tasks
randomly per
<batch>
/ subjects = (1 of 2)
/ groupassignment =
random/ file = "shortfrenchversionnback.iqx"
/ file = "shortfrenchversionospan.iqx"
</batch>
//order 2: B -> A -> Qualtrics
<batch>
/ subjects = (2 of 2)
/ groupassignment =
random/ file = "shortfrenchversionospan.iqx"
/ file = "shortfrenchversionnback.iqx"
</batch>
The order was not based on the group ID. If it had been, you would have had to specify
<batch>
/ subjects = (1 of 2)
/ groupassignment =
groupnumber/ file = "shortfrenchversionnback.iqx"
/ file = "shortfrenchversionospan.iqx"
</batch>
//order 2: B -> A -> Qualtrics
<batch>
/ subjects = (2 of 2)
/ groupassignment =
groupnumber/ file = "shortfrenchversionospan.iqx"
/ file = "shortfrenchversionnback.iqx"
</batch>