{"id":40174,"date":"2023-06-28T17:11:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T16:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snapsurveys.com\/?post_type=updates&#038;p=40174"},"modified":"2025-04-01T08:12:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T07:12:47","slug":"randomising-questions","status":"publish","type":"updates","link":"https:\/\/www.snapsurveys.com\/updates\/randomising-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Reduce bias by Randomising the order your Questions appear for each participant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When displaying questions in the same order for every survey participant, you can introduce biases in the responses to the questionnaire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"490\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snapsurveys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/a-screenshot-of-a-computer-description-automatica-7.png\" alt=\"Randomisation options module\" class=\"wp-image-40175\" 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