Choosing a Question Type

Choosing a Question Type

*Insert Body* do we want this to be just for CPRM or PARTNER as a whole? 

There are 3 different question types: Relational, Non-Relational and Matrix . We will include more indepth below. NOTE * NMS is required to show a network map* 



Relational Questions

Relational questions are designed to measure the survey participant's relationship with other members in the network. You can create your own question or select a template question from the PARTNER question bank.

In order to begin using relational questions, you need to create a "Network Member Selection" question first and add your list of network members.

Network Member Selection

This question requires the respondent to choose organizations/members in the network they have a connection with. The members chosen will be used in future relational questions to further quantify each connection.

The list of network members comes from the bounded list added to the project in the member section. The Network Member Selection question must be asked before any relational questions and can only be used once in the survey.


Relational Single-Choice

Customizable question where the respondent chooses one response for each member that they selected in the Network Member Selection question.



Relational Multiple-Choice

Customizable question where the respondent chooses multiple answers for each member that they selected in the Network Member Selection question.



Ego Map *Add to Pme* 

An ego map question displays a person's individual network and the ability to draw connections between the nodes (circles) that represent the relationship between the survey respondent, other people/organizations, and their needs/resources.

A node is any person, place, or thing that either gives or receives connections.






In the ego map question in they live survey, respondents draw a line (or edge) between the nodes (people/organization) and their selected needs to show the connection between them and show who they go to for support in meeting those needs.

Relational PARTNER Question Bank

In addition to creating your own questions, there an option to select template relational question text and answer options from the PARTNER Question Bank.

Non-Relational Questions

A non-relational question asks respondents questions about themselves or their organization. These usually include typical survey questions commonly used when designing survey such as open-ended, single/multiple choice, and matrix.

Open-Ended Question

Customizable question where the respondent provides a text response.

Single-Choice Question

Customizable question where the respondent can choose a single response from a set of answer options.

Multiple-Choice Question

Customizable question where the respondent can choose multiple responses from a set of answer options.

Non-relational PARTNER Question Bank

In addition to creating your own questions, there an option to select template question text and answer options from the PARTNER Question Bank.



Matrix Questions

Matrix Questions asks respondents to evaluate a series of statements/questions (rows) using the same measurements/scales (columns) to evaluate each row item. A matrix question can be thought of as a grid of multiple questions. are essentially a grid of questions that allow the respondent to evaluate multiple different factors on the same scale. We often recommend including this language to make sure respondents answer all questions for all the organizations. 

Matrix Single Choice

In a single choice matrix, only one response option can be chosen per row.


Matrix Multiple Choice

In a multiple choice matrix, multiple response options can be chosen per row.




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