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Opinion Scale

Opinion Scale questions present choices as a ranged set of numbered steps, making them useful for quick opinions and scored answers.

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Opinion Scale questions make numeric feedback fast to answer and easy to compare.

Settings

After adding an Opinion Scale question to your survey, click or tap on it to activate edit mode and access the settings panel.

Opinion Scale offers the customization possibilities below.

Answer is required

Answer is required

Require respondents to answer this question before they can continue or submit the survey.

Read more about when you should or should not make answering compulsory .

Enable picture for question
Add redirect link for picture

Enable picture for question

Add a picture under the question when a visual explanation helps respondents understand what you are asking.

Instructions for respondents
Always visible instructions

Instructions for respondents

Add tips or instructions when respondents need extra guidance before answering.

Total steps

Total steps

Choose how many steps the scale should show. Use enough steps to capture nuance without making the choice harder than needed.

Start from 0

Start from 0

Choose whether the scale starts at 0 or 1 based on how you want the score to be interpreted.

The Opinion Scale question is a new and redesigned variation of the Likert-type question, which is presented in a visually different way. In our new design, choices are visually presented on a “scaled” or “ranged” clickable set of choices. This new visual presentation helps respondents perceive the concept of the “scaled answers” more easily.

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