If you are interested in conducting one or more web-based surveys or simply wish to give your questionnaire a more professional appearance, it is recommended that you consult both SurveyMonkey Plans  and the information provided at the University of Edinburgh Information Services page  Online Surveys (formerly BOS).

The above SurveyMonkey page provides an indication of functionality, including number of questions and recipients permissible for the Basic (free) plan. Please check these details before deciding on the mode of delivery for your survey.  While SurveyMonkey provides a superb support service and comprehensive resources to support your queries, you may wish to opt for Online Surveys if your institution provides a free Online Surveys plan for your use.  A more recent hit with some medical students has been  Google Surveys.  This is reported to be a particularly accessible system in terms of getting acquainted with functionality. You might therefore wish to explore the options it has to offer before deciding on either of the above alternative survey systems. To help you get started,  you may like to consult the Google Surveys Tutorial for Beginners.

The above survey systems offer the option of downloading data directly to SPSS. Should you choose this option, be aware that for multiple response questions (requiring respondents to choose at least one option from a list of several options) the response data appear in separate columns defined by each available response option. Also, you will want to make good use of the Variable View display in SPSS to ensure that your variable types are appropriately classified. For more information, you can refer to the Variable View tutorial in the solution to Q. 9 on the StatsforMedics page ARRANGING DATA FOR STATISTICAL ANALYSIS.

Web-Based Systems for Designing and Implementing Questionnaire Surveys by Margaret MacDougall is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.