Hello Millisecond Community!
I have been working on creating scripts for the past several months for a large study (my doctoral dissertation). I will be using the web-based version of Inquisit to collect my data. As part of the study, I am administering 3 different IATs and multiple surveys. Thanks to the online forum and help function, I have been able to combine the 3 IATs into one script and have randomized the order in which the IATs appear. I have lumped the surveys into 2 separate scripts: explicit measures (includes a total of 5 separate surveys) and other surveys (6 separate surveys, including demographics). I also have an introduction page that I would like for each participant to read and a conclusion page for them to read at the end.
Here comes the first question (finally!). I would like to combine all of these scripts, but randomize their order. Specifically, I want participant 1 of 2 to get the following: intro page, explicit measures, IATs, other surveys, conclusion. I want participant 2 of 2 to get: intro, IAT, explicit, other surveys, conclusion. Can this be done while still maintaining the various formats that I have used? I understand that randomization can be done using the <include> element; however, I would have to use the same <defaults> for everything (which from my understanding would mean that I would lose the <surveypage> features). I saw there was potential for randomization to be done using the <batch> function with future versions. Is that now available?
My second question is this: is it possible to randomize survey pages within the <survey> element for surveys that span multiple pages? For example, I have 1 survey that is a single page (page 1) and a vignette that spans 3 pages (pages 2,3,4). I would like to randomize the order in which they are taken. I am currently using the "noreplace" function for / pages, but I cannot find a way to keep some of the pages together while randomizing. I would like to do something like the following, but I know this is invalid syntax:
/ page = [1 - 2&3&4 = noreplace(1, 2, 3, 4)]
Help with both of these questions would be greatly appreciated!
-Laura