Survey Terminologies
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The initial status when a respondent is invited to a survey but has not yet opened it.
The respondent has entered the survey page but has not completed the survey.
This means the respondent has successfully completed the survey.
The respondent was screened out from the client survey because they did not match the study criteria.
The respondent was terminated from the survey because the quota for their specific target group had already been met.
The respondent attempted to enter a survey that was no longer active (project closed).
The respondent started the survey but did not finish. Respondents are automatically timed out one hour after starting any survey.
The respondent completed the survey in a questionable manner—either too quickly (speedster) or by giving the same answer repeatedly (straight line).
The system identified the respondent as a duplicate via the Unique Respondent De-duplication function (e.g., multiple entries from the same IP address).
The respondent was flagged due to poor response quality or based on client feedback.
The respondent was removed from the survey due to quality control checks.
The respondent began a pre-screener survey but has not yet entered the main client survey.
The respondent was screened out during the pre-screener survey.
The respondent was timed out while taking the pre-screener survey.
The respondent was terminated due to a mismatch in geographic location (GeoIP validation failure).
The respondent was terminated due to device or compatibility issues (e.g., unsupported mobile device, lack of Flash/webcam).
The respondent was part of the selected sample but unsubscribed from the panel before responding to the survey invitation.
The respondent declined to participate in the survey by clicking on the “Decline” link in the email invitation.
