Have you ever taken a survey that required you select one answer when in reality, you’ve got a pretty wide range of preferences you’d rather share? For instance, if you’re an ice-cream lover, you might want to report back that you love chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla (in that order), instead of saying you only like chocolate best.
In this situation, we’d recommend using our Ranking Question type. This allows your respondents to take the answers provided and thanks to our nifty drag-and-drop functionality, rank their preferences.
So, how do you get started? Check out this quick video for step-by-step instructions on how to add Ranking Questions.
And for the record, our favorite flavor is definitely Chunky Monkey.
Joshua, Jan 8, 2013
Can u help with deciphering a ranking survey?
Kayte K, Jan 9, 2013
Hi Joshua, we’d be happy to help if we can. If it’s something specific to your account, send us a note at support@surveymonkey.com and we’ll take a look!
ONWUKEME CHIKELUE JOHN, Jan 9, 2013
With due respect sir i hope to receive frequent newsletters.
Kayte K, Jan 9, 2013
Hello there, thanks so much for your request! If you’d like to receive our newsletter and you already have an account with us, under your username in the top right corner of the screen, click and select My Account in the drop-down menu. Then scroll down to the General Preferences section and you’ll see the option to subscribe or unsubscribe to the SurveyMonkey newsletter.
Here’s a link to our Help Center that might help as well: http://help2.surveymonkey.com/articles/en_US/SurveyMonkeyArticleType/How-do-I-unsubscribe-or-subscribe-to-the-Newsletter
Let us know if you have additional questions and thanks for reading.
EKIP, Jan 9, 2013
how can i get to know more about product that have strewberry?
Kayte K, Jan 9, 2013
Sounds like a great survey question to us! Thanks for reading.
Jason, Jan 9, 2013
Is there a way to score a ranking question by assigning answers a value based upon where they rank them?
Kayte K, Jan 9, 2013
Hi Jason- Thanks for your question! It can be tricky differentiating between the two types of questions- rating vs. ranking. With a rating question, you can assign value to the question for your respondents. With a ranking question, your respondents can drag and drop choices depending on where they want to rank them.
Here are the pages to our Help Center that may help:
Rating: http://help2.surveymonkey.com/articles/en_US/SurveyMonkeyArticleType/Do-you-have-a-Rating-Semantic-Differential-or-Likert-Scale-type-question
Ranking: http://help2.surveymonkey.com/articles/en_US/SurveyMonkeyArticleType/How-do-I-create-a-Ranking-type-question
Hope this helps!
bellaryyunuskhan, Jan 9, 2013
sir,
this system is seems easy if i practice. why means i am not a computer/internet expert, i am a learner. the present situation is no money money/creditcard to proceed. if these things are not required means i will proceed further.
Kayte K, Jan 9, 2013
Hello! Practice makes perfect and we have a free plan called our Basic. Check out our pricing and plans page here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/pricing/details/
Thanks for reading and good luck with your surveys.
Debbie, Jan 17, 2013
If someone does not like all of the choices available, is there a way to rate a selection(s) as 0? Personally, if ice cream is not chocolate, I don’t eat it.
Kayte K, Jan 17, 2013
We hear you, it’s hard to beat chocolate ice cream! And yes, in answer to your great question- you can use zero as a rating scale. The system will accept positive and whole numbers only. Hope that helps and thanks for reading!
Scarletia, May 9, 2013
Thanks for the tutorial
. I just wanted to ask if it is possible in a ranking question to add an “Others” (or the like) choice with a text box beside it for people to write their choice that might not be included. If it is, then how? If it is not, then can you suggest an alternative?
Kayte K, May 13, 2013
Hi Scarletia, you can add Other boxes in Rating questions but not in Ranking unfortunately. You might want to consider creating a separate question after your ranking question that includes an Other option. Let us know if that makes sense!
Scarletia, May 15, 2013
Yes, it makes sense. It will make the survey longer though. Thanks anyway!