Sensus Web’s design is based on years of experience with computer-assisted interviewing and on feedback from hundreds of researchers.

 

The result is an uncomplicated system that brings the power of CATI interviewing to the Web. Sensus Web goes beyond the limits of other systems to offer you easier access to greater functionality. Its accessible, extensive capabilities make Sensus Web the best value on the market.

From questionnaire design to survey deployment, and quota control to online analysis, Sensus Web delivers the features researchers want and need.

Sensus Web Features       

Studies

  • Unlimited Studies
  • Archiving, backup and retrieval
  • Import from Ci3

Respondent Access

  • Runs with standard browsers
  • Respondent IDs and passwords to ensure appropriate, non-duplicated respondents

Client Online Access

  • Summary statistics
  • Completes by quota/date
  • Statistics by variable
  • Password protected

Questionnaire Capabilities

  • Creates questionnaires ranging from standard scroll down form surveys to those with complex skipping, list handling, and multimedia requirements
  • Questionnaire length limited only by size of purchase
  • Complete control of screen format, color, bolding, underlining, fonts, and font sizes
  • Categorical, numeric, pick lists, constant sum, rand order, analog, open-ended responses
  • Skips/branches of any complexity
  • Arithmetic and date/time computations
  • Randomization of answer choices/questions/blocks of questions
  • Question grids with rows and column randomization
  • Formatted numeric responses for input such as telephone numbers and zip codes
  • Restore previous answers into question text
  • Advanced list handling and customized lists
  • Exchange respondent information between sample record and interview
  • Rostering
  • Link to other Web sites as part of interview, including to online conjoint analysis questionnaires
  • Display images as part of interview
  • Play sound as part of interview

Questionnaire Design Aids

  • Pre-existing Ci3 questionnaires can be put on the Web in a matter of minutes
  • Add/edit questions quickly
  • Cut and paste between questionnaires
  • Test any portion of the questionnaire without having to test the whole questionnaire
  • Test through a browser without having to deploy on Web server
  • Optional automatic questionnaire tester and data simulator
  • One-click compiler displays exact line of any errors in your instructions

Sample Management

  • Unlimited import of email addresses
  • Respondent status tracking
  • Automatic emailing of user-defined messages based on respondent status
  • Respondent IDs and passwords can be included in email messages
  • Email messages can be personalized by merging any information contained in imported email lists

Quota Control

  • Unlimited quota cells
  • Handles complex quota requirements
  • Automatic or manual quota control
  • Instantaneous quota updates
  • Online quota tracking

Study Deployment

  • Deploy on Microsoft standard Web servers
  • Simple, built-in deployment features
  • Deploy either on your own server or on Sawtooth Technologies’ server

Data Processing

  • Clients can view data online
  • Online or offline data viewer/editor
  • Online or offline completed interview count by quota cell and date
  • Online or offline frequencies, univariate statistics and two-way crosstabs
  • Integrated in-depth analysis and graphs
  • Export data and labels to over 20 file formats including SPSS, SAS, Access, Excel and HTML
  • Compatible with any cross-tab or statistical package
  • User definable data order in output file
  • Online or offline open-end coder

Ease of Use

  • Windows interface
  • Efficient instruction language
  • Questionnaire design aids for thorough and straightforward testing of questionnaire
  • Cut and paste between questionnaires and import existing Ci3 questionnaires
  • Author questionnaires with any word processor or with built-in processor
  • Uncomplicated email and quota setup and study deployment
  • Online help

International

  • Multilingual interviews
  • Date/time formats

Other Benefits

  • Standard PC and Windows hardware and software
  • Can run other applications as part of interview (including ACA for conjoint interviewing, CBC for discrete choice interviewing and APM for perceptual mapping interviewing)
  • Client-deliverable data files
  • Well-written manuals
  • Responsive technical support
  • Online user group
  • Online product updates
  • User meetings

Pricing and Guarantee

  • Reasonable license fee and maintenance fee
  • Trade-up credit
  • Payment plans available
  • On-site training available
  • Sixty-day money-back guarantee
  • Two-day delivery or immediate download