Hi all,
I've been looking for a suitable online platform to host my Q-methodology survey. Most of the platforms now charge a LOT of money to host the survey (upwards of $500 a month!). I did look into QSortWare but don't think the interface is very user-friendly. I need something that is simple, clear and extremely easy to use.
I thought of using SurveyMonkey but this would have to be done so that each statement is ranked on a scale of -2 to +2 in an unforced structure. I know there's some debate about whether to have the forced or unforced distribution but some researchers seem to think it could be OK to allow participants to rank the statements in an unforced manner. I think this is what SurveyMonkey would allow.
Does anyone have any experience of running a Q on SurveyMonkey, or equally do you have suggestions for other platforms?
Cheers,
Niki
I've used FlashQ a couple of times and it was free back then: http://www.hackert.biz/flashq/home/
Hi Ozden.
I've found survey monkey a bit clumsy when there are many respondents.
I've been recommended to use Google Forms. Its easy to use and access, and free, all you need is to create a gmail account.
Would REDCap, free from Vanderbilt Uni be a suitable alternative? Designed for biomedical research and surveys.
Interesting discussion here. I'll love to know if anyone has tried any of the aforementioned platforms for the Q methodology survey.
I’m curious Niki how it worked out. I never thought of a survey for the w methodology only Microsoft excel and I’m still stumped.
Hi Niki,
I'm currently experimenting with two platforms:
https://qmethodsoftware.com/
or
http://www.qsortware.net/
Does anyone have experience with any of them? Both appear to be free of charge. I was planning to conduct Q interviews in person, but due to the current situation, I'm forced to switch to an online platform. I'm currently testing the first option. Let's see how it goes.
Cheers,
Chris
Hi, I've now tested doing a Q-sort with Unipark, but I assume it would work with any other software that is not per se equipped to handle Q-methodology. I went this route because, like you Niki, I found all other programs challenging to deal with. It worked pretty well, I'd be interested to hear what you think about the approach! Here is how I went about it:
1. Participants rate all statements on a Likert scale (that corresponded to my ratings in the Q-sort, so in my case from -3 to +3)
2. After, each column of the Q-sort became a question to which participants responded by selecting as many statements as they would be allowed under that column in a Q-sort. In my case it looked like this:
- questions 1 and 2 (for +3 and -3, one statement each): Participants are asked to select the one statement that is most important / most important for them to decline. All statements are listed which were given a rating >0 (or +3) or 0 (or +2) or 0, and at least 4 statements
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