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Tutorial 14 · Advanced logic

Randomized order and fixed choices

Reduce order effects by changing the order of choices or questions while keeping an Other choice fixed at the end.

Step-by-step guideSetup · Flow · Test

1. Prepare the survey

Open a practice survey from Home and click Edit. Add these pages and questions in the order shown. Click a question type in the builder palette, then select the question to edit its label and choices. Use Add Page for later pages.

PageQuestionType and setup
TopicsPick a topicSingle choice · Optional initially · Choices: Service, Product, Website, Other
TopicsFirst commentText box · Optional initially
TopicsSecond commentText box · Optional initially

2. Configure the logic

  1. Open order setup

    Choose Randomize order and click Next. Set Order method to Random shuffle. Rotate and Reverse are available alternatives.

  2. Choose what to reorder

    Under Shuffle choices, check Pick a topic. Under Shuffle questions within pages, check Topics. Leave Shuffle independent pages unchecked for this example.

  3. Keep a choice fixed

    In Fixed choices: Pick a topic, check Other. The fixed choice remains at the end of the choices.

  4. Review the session behaviour

    Click Next. Confirm the flow lists the intended choices and page. Save logic and publish. A respondent keeps the same order throughout that session.

In the app. Configure randomized order and fixed choices using the values in this tutorial.Click the screenshot to enlarge it. Press Escape to close.

3. Review the logic flow

Read the final flow before saving. For conditional rules, YES means the condition matches and NO means it does not. An unanswered source can leave the rule waiting. Use Try answers when it is available, or Back to adjust the setup. View full survey flow provides the surrounding page order and saved rules.

In the app. The final flow review for randomized order and fixed choices, before Save logic.Click the screenshot to enlarge it. Press Escape to close.

4. Save and publish

  1. Save the reviewed logic

    On the final wizard step, click Save logic. Your changes join the survey draft. If the tutorial creates more than one rule or setting, complete and save every part before publishing.

  2. Confirm the draft is saved

    Close Logic. Wait for the builder’s save/sync status to complete. You can reopen Logic to check the saved rule or setting. Save logic does not by itself update the public survey.

  3. Publish the survey

    Click Publish in the builder, then Publish Now in the confirmation. Use the public link to test the published survey. After later edits, publish again before checking the live result.

  4. Test in a fresh respondent tab

    Start with a fresh public survey tab. If you already had an older published version open, reload and start a new response. Use a practice survey for test submissions.

5. Test the respondent experience

Run both the matching and alternative cases. Change answers and revisit earlier pages where the test asks you to, rather than testing only one path.

Try thisExpected result
Open a public sessionThe topic order can vary; Other remains at the end.
Reload in the same tabThe session’s assigned order stays stable.
Open a new private sessionA new session can receive another order; a different order is not guaranteed every time.
In the app. Choices and questions are reordered for this session; Other stays fixed at the end of its choices.Click the screenshot to enlarge it. Press Escape to close.

Common mistakes and useful limits

  • Shuffling independent pages requires pages without branching, carry-forward, answer piping or repeats.
  • Reloading the same session is not a test of fresh random assignment.
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