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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 13px;">Hi Achim,</font></div><div><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></font></div><div><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 13px;">Yes, Questasy can be used to build new questionnaires.</font></div><div><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 13px;">Yes, on the basis of imports of existing DDI 3.1 instruments/questions</font></div><div><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Questasy can import and export DDI 3.1. It will import standard elements like question items, question constructs, variables, codes, categories etc.</span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">You can also manually add the above mentioned elements through the Questasy interface, so in that sense, Questasy can function as a questionnaire designer. You can start from scratch or build upon a DDI import.</span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">At any time, the questionnaire can be exported as DDI 3.1 (and DDI 3.2 with the next release).</span></font></div><div><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></font></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 13px; font-family: Verdana;">Kind regards, Marion</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; text-align:left; color:black; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span> <Wackerow>, Joachim <<a href="mailto:Joachim.Wackerow@gesis.org">Joachim.Wackerow@gesis.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Reply-To: </span> "<a href="mailto:Ddi-Users@Icpsr.Umich.Edu">Ddi-Users@Icpsr.Umich.Edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:ddi-users@icpsr.umich.edu">ddi-users@icpsr.umich.edu</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span> woensdag 19 november 2014 19:00<br><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> "<a href="mailto:Ddi-Users@Icpsr.Umich.Edu">Ddi-Users@Icpsr.Umich.Edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:ddi-users@icpsr.umich.edu">ddi-users@icpsr.umich.edu</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> Re: [DDI-users] Questionnaire software which can process DDI instruments?<br></div><div><br></div><div xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks Marion.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Can Questasy be used to build new questionnaires? On the basis of imports of existing DDI 3.1 instruments/questions?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Achim<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"> <a href="mailto:ddi-users-bounces@icpsr.umich.edu">ddi-users-bounces@icpsr.umich.edu</a> [<a href="mailto:ddi-users-bounces@icpsr.umich.edu">mailto:ddi-users-bounces@icpsr.umich.edu</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Marion Wittenberg<br><b>Sent:</b> Mittwoch, 19. November 2014 10:58<br><b>To:</b> Data Documentation Initiative Users Group<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [DDI-users] Questionnaire software which can process DDI instruments?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Hi Achim,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Questasy of CentERdata can import and export <span class="hps">DDI</span><span class="hps">3.1(next</span> <span class="hps">release also</span> <span class="hps">
DDI</span> <span class="hps">3.2) while interpreting MultipleQuestionItem, CodeDomain and even routing. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="hps"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Best, Marion</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black"><Wackerow>, Joachim <<a href="mailto:Joachim.Wackerow@gesis.org">Joachim.Wackerow@gesis.org</a>><br><b>Reply-To: </b>"<a href="mailto:Ddi-Users@Icpsr.Umich.Edu">Ddi-Users@Icpsr.Umich.Edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:ddi-users@icpsr.umich.edu">ddi-users@icpsr.umich.edu</a>><br><b>Date: </b>woensdag 19 november 2014 09:48<br><b>To: </b>"<a href="mailto:Ddi-Users@Icpsr.Umich.Edu">Ddi-Users@Icpsr.Umich.Edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:ddi-users@icpsr.umich.edu">ddi-users@icpsr.umich.edu</a>><br><b>Subject: </b>[DDI-users] Questionnaire software which can process DDI instruments?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I’m wondering which questionnaire software can import DDI questions and instruments for building new questionnaires.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I’m aware of Colectica, but I don’t have an overview which other software is able to do this.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Some related elements are: Instrument, control constructs (like QuestionConstruct), QuestionItem, MultipleQuestionItem (3.1), QuestionGrid (3.2), CodeDomain, ScaleDomain (3.2).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I would be interested in any hint on DDI 3.1 or 3.2 software.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Achim<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></span></body></html>