Entering a Boolean response
A Boolean question allows for a keyed response to indicate True or False. The entry of this question type is similar to keying a
Single Categorical Response. A Boolean question cannot be entered with multiple responses; the response must be either
True or
False.
Using the keyboard
1 Enter the applicable keycode value in the Entry Panel.
2 Press Enter to confirm the response and advance the Data Entry Player to the next variable.
When using a keyboard, the entered keycode value must match a valid value from the response list displayed for the current variable. When you key and confirm a non-valid code, alerts you and requires that a valid response be keyed before proceeding to the next variable. For more information, see
Resolving erroneous entries.
Using the mouse
1 Click on the applicable response in the Response List Panel. The keycode for the selected response appears in the Entry Panel.
2 Click Next in the Entry Panel to confirm the response and advance the Data Entry Player.
When using a mouse, the only allows one response to be included in the Entry Panel. If you select a response, then select another response, only the most recently selected response appears in the Entry Panel (you cannot select multiple responses).
Note Avoid using keycodes that start with the same characters. You should not define ambiguous keycodes, especially when one keycode is a part of another keycode. For example:
Q1 "What activities do you like?" {Basketball keycode(1), Football keycode(11)};
For this question, the interviewer's intention cannot be determined when the 1 key is pressed. Changing the keycodes to the following would result in better results:
Q1 "What activities do you like?" {Basketball keycode(01), Football keycode(11)};
For this question, the interviewer's intention can be determined because although both keycodes contain 1, the interviewer must press a unique first character.
The Ctrl and Alt keys can be assigned as keycodes, but the user interface Ctrl and Alt assignments will supersede the keycode assignments.
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