How to Prevent Multiple Responses to a Survey in SurveyMonkey
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This guide will show you how to configure your SurveyMonkey survey settings to ensure that each respondent can only submit one response from a single device. This helps maintain data integrity and prevents duplicate entries.
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Here's how to prevent multiple responses to a survey in SurveyMonkey
- Select Your Survey
From your SurveyMonkey dashboard, click on the title of the survey you want to configure to proceed to its summary page.
- Choose a Collector
On the survey's summary page, find the 'Collectors' section. Click on the specific collector link for which you intend to modify the response settings.
- Access Response Settings
Scroll down the collector details page until you locate the 'Multiple responses' setting. Click on this option to reveal the available choices.
- Disable Multiple Submissions
To restrict respondents to a single entry, select the 'Off, only allow the survey to be taken once from the same device' option.
- Confirm Changes
After making your selection, a green banner displaying 'Your changes have been saved' will briefly appear at the top right of your screen, confirming the update.
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Frequently Asked Questions
This setting allows participants to submit the survey more than once from the same device. This can be useful for testing purposes or specific survey designs where multiple entries are expected.
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