{"id":23534,"date":"2022-08-29T13:02:33","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T13:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/?post_type=knowledgebase&#038;p=23534"},"modified":"2026-02-23T13:51:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T13:51:55","slug":"single-and-multiple-choice-question","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/kb\/question-types\/single-and-multiple-choice-question\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiple Choice Question"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This question type is a popular choice to collect normalized answers to a question. Popular questions to ask include &#8220;How big is your team?&#8221;, &#8220;Where did you hear about us?&#8221;, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In contrast to open text questions (see below), responses to single- and multiple-choice questions can be easily be analyzed and visualized in pie- and bar-charts.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-03-at-16.22.59-1024x600.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-03-at-16.22.59-1024x600.png 1024w, https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-03-at-16.22.59-800x469.png 800w, https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-03-at-16.22.59-768x450.png 768w, https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-03-at-16.22.59.png 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Customization options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Single- and multiple-choice questions come equipped with a variety of advanced options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Mandatory<\/strong> &#8211; If enabled, the user needs to select at least one response option.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Multiple Choices<\/strong> &#8211; Toggles the question between Single- and Multiple Choice mode.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Randomize Choices<\/strong> &#8211; If enabled, response options are listed in random order to response bias due to certain visual order.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Banner Image<\/strong> &#8211; Allows you to upload a banner image for this specific question.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Allow &#8220;Other&#8221; Option<\/strong> &#8211; If enabled, the user can choose &#8220;Other&#8221; and provide a custom response.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Overwrite Values<\/strong> &#8211; If enabled, each response option is represented by two values. One internal value which gets stored in the Refiner database, and one public values which is visible in the survey. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"939\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-15-at-15.35.00.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-15-at-15.35.00.png 939w, https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-15-at-15.35.00-800x492.png 800w, https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-15-at-15.35.00-768x473.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visualize responses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Single- or Multiple-Choice survey responses are presented in Refiner either with a <a href=\"https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/kb\/charts\/bar-chart\/\">Bar Chart<\/a> or a <a href=\"https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/kb\/charts\/pie-chart\/\">Pie Chart<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-16.29.13-1024x430.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-16.29.13-1024x430.png 1024w, https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-16.29.13-800x336.png 800w, https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-16.29.13-768x323.png 768w, https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-16.29.13-1536x645.png 1536w, https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-04-at-16.29.13-2048x861.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Bar Chart is automatically added to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/kb\/reporting\/ad-hoc-dashboards\/\">ad-hoc dashboard<\/a>&nbsp;of your survey. You can also add Pie Charts or Bar Charts to any of your&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/refiner.io\/docs\/kb\/reporting\/custom-dashboards\/\">custom dashboards<\/a>. As with all other charts, you can filter responses by user segment, survey and tags.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction This question type is a popular choice to collect normalized answers to a question. 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