Optional Activity: Advanced Branching

In order to access this feature you must be logged into you UVic account (log in with SSO)

Advanced Branching allows you to customize survey paths based on pre-defined criteria. Depending on how respondents answer questions, they will take different routes through your survey. You can show or hide questions, navigate to different questions in the survey, or end the survey. This will help to ensure that only relevant data is gathered.

Common applications include:

Terminating a form to screen participants who are not eligible.
Example: If a survey is available only to UVic students, a “No” response to the question, “Are you a student at the University of Victoria?” would close the survey.
Showing a follow-up question based on a response to a previous question
Example: Respondents are asked whether they have used a service. If they have answered “yes,” they are taken to a follow-up question asking them to rate their satisfaction for that particular service.
Displaying a message or warning
Example: If a participant is ineligible for a survey based on a response, they will be directed to a message explaining why they are ineligible.

Watch this Introduction to Advanced Branching

Visit Survey Monkey Advanced Branching information
Note the video above is also found within this link.
Visit How to use Advanced Branching for more information.
Visit Common Use Cases for instructions on how to create some of the common applications mentioned above.

Start by creating a survey using some questions with Checkboxes.
Select Page Logic at the top of the page on the right hand side, then select Advanced branching logic from the dropdown menu.
Click New Rule and select the question you wish to add a rule to.
Add Conditions by modifying criteria and implementing an action and error message.
Repeat for any additional questions you wish to add advanced branching to.

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