{"id":6700,"date":"2021-10-27T15:09:47","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T14:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snapsurveys.com\/support-snapxmp\/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&p=6700"},"modified":"2024-10-21T16:39:05","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T15:39:05","slug":"setting-up-screen-outs","status":"publish","type":"epkb_post_type_1","link":"https:\/\/www.snapsurveys.com\/support-snapxmp\/snapxmp\/setting-up-screen-outs\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting up Screen Outs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Screening questions are designed to either include or exclude participants from taking the survey. A common screening question excludes participants who work in the marketing industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, assess the characteristics that are required to give the desired sample for the survey. Then create a series of questions that select these participants. Define these as screening variables by creating a Screen Out<\/strong> for each question or variable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creating a screen out based on a variable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are three steps in the process of creating a screen out: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Identify\u00a0or create the variable that is the basis for the screen out. This can be a question on the questionnaire or a derived variable if you need to set screen outs that are a combination of questions, e.g. Males under 25. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Create the screen out. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Enable the screen out.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Identify the screening variable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    \n First, decide which question or combination of questions should be used as the basis of the screen out.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n This can be:\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n