Block randomizer

To understand the block randomizer you have to know what a survey block is. A survey block is a group of questions within the survey. Survey blocks simplify the way questions are ordered and presented to survey takers. They enable the survey creator to display a set of questions randomly.

The block randomizer helps to present the survey blocks in random order when a respondent reaches a specified section of the survey. This is useful when you need to randomly show a question from a group of questions or randomly show different sections of a survey to gather a variety of responses.

This help file will show you how to add, merge, and split blocks, as well as how to randomize questions within a block, and reorder blocks within the survey.

Without any survey questions, you will see the survey template blocks where you can add or merge them together.

Create a survey block:

• Create a new survey. A survey block will be created automatically in the new survey. All questions will be added to this default block.
• To create a new block, click on ‘Add Block’.

Preview a survey block:

• Click on the three dots to the right of the survey block. Click on ‘Preview.’
• With this option, you can preview all questions in a specific block.

Reorder a survey block:

• To reorder blocks within the survey, click on the three dots and select ‘Reorder.’

• Drag and drop blocks in preferred order and click on ‘Reorder Blocks’.

Display questions randomly in a survey using a block

• To display questions randomly to different respondents, access the three dots to the right of the survey block and select ‘Question Randomization’.

• Select questions under the current display order. Use the top/down arrows or left/right arrows to change the order of the questions.
• Click on save.


Learn more: Question Randomization

Delete a survey block

• Select the block, access the block settings and click on ‘Delete’.

Split a survey block into two:

You can split one block of survey questions in two.

• To split the block, click on ‘Split Block at the bottom of the question from where you want to create a new block. It will divide the existing block into two blocks.

Merge two or more survey blocks

• Merging two survey blocks will combine all the questions in those blocks.

Rename a survey block

• Click on the block’s name and edit it. To expand and collapse survey blocks, click on the top-left icon.

Block randomization:

• Go to your survey. Click on ‘Tools’.
• Click on ‘Block Randomizer’ from the drop-down menu.

• Click on ‘Add Randomizer’ to add a section for the randomizer.

• Drag and drop the blocks in the section and select the number of blocks you want to randomly display to the respondents.
• Click on save.

Reset block randomizer:

To reset the survey block randomizer, delete the randomizers added for that survey.

• Go to the survey and click on the Tools button.
• Click on ‘Block Randomizer’.
• Click on ‘Delete ‘ on the top-right position of the randomizer.

Yes. All randomization data is saved for each respondent and can be downloaded in excel/csv format.

Go to: My Surveys(Select Survey) » Analytics » Manage Data » Export

Here, switch on the toggle for Include Randomization Data

In the exported file, block order data and question order data will be included.