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How do I randomize choices while fixing position of certain options?


How do I randomize choices while fixing position of certain options?

I have created a question in which I want to fix one option position and randomize all other options. Not able to do that. Please suggest how to do that

Best answer by Liz

Hi @8xyz If you’re using a multiple choice question, you can select the option to randomize the answers, but there isn’t an option to fix just one of those answers in a specific spot: 

 

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Liz
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  • February 24, 2022

Hi @8xyz If you’re using a multiple choice question, you can select the option to randomize the answers, but there isn’t an option to fix just one of those answers in a specific spot: 

 


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Is it possible to fix the position of a response in a randomised question? The obvious example is “None of these”, which only makes sense if it’s last in the list, but I would like to randomise the other options. One may also wish to keep the client’s brand at the top, and randomise the others.


Liz
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  • May 10, 2022

Hi @ChrisAtCentral I added your post here where we have the answer. 😀


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Can we add this to the development list please? It seems a fairly obvious option to have.


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  • May 11, 2022

Hi @ChrisAtCentral I’m happy to share this feedback with our product team. The features they create are based on their current workload, the requests for the feature, and the time it will take to build, so I can’t guarantee this is something they will add to their roadmap. If that changes, I’ll post so here. 😀


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  • February 21, 2023

Hi @Liz , I am new to Typeform and I am creating my very first survey.

I am wondering if this option is available by now? Anyone involved in survey research would like to have the possibility to fix at the end of a list of items, options like “Other”, “None of these” and/or “Prefer not to say” while being able to randomize all the other items. It’s a basic feature in any MR questionnaire design tool. Indeed, if a respondent gets “none of these” in the middle of the list when prompted, it can confuse him/her.

If this is still not possible, is there a workaround please? 


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  • February 22, 2023

Hi @Vox I’m afraid we don’t have this feature or a workaround available (unless you were to create multiple variations of the same question), but our product team is aware of this suggestion. 


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  • February 22, 2023

Thank you. I created several versions of the same question and added a hidden value to mimic randomization. This is a real problem (as the workaround is not ideal AT ALL) that needs to be solved as soon as possible if you want to retain new users. 


Liz
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  • February 22, 2023

Oh, that’s an interesting workaround, @Vox . Thanks for sharing!


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  • February 20, 2024

Completely agree this is really standard and a NEED for surveys. Please update this.


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  • July 23, 2024

Hello! I also think this is a need for surveys and I’m very surprised Typeform doesn’t have it and hasn’t added it. This is essential for any sort of market research and makes me feel like the platform is behind for any sort of research. I would consider switching providers based on this and some similar limitations, honestly.


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  • July 26, 2024

Adding your vote to the list, @sb-info !


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