PaperSurvey allows you to collect responses through both paper forms and web surveys simultaneously. All responses are stored in a unified database, making it easy to analyze your complete dataset regardless of how it was collected. This hybrid approach ensures you can reach every participant, whether they prefer paper or digital formats.
Benefits of Hybrid Data Collection
Combining paper and web collection methods offers significant advantages:
- Reach everyone: Include participants without internet access or those who prefer paper forms
- Unified data: All responses stored in one place for seamless analysis
- Flexible deployment: Switch between methods based on your situation
- Consistent formatting: Web forms match your paper survey design exactly
How It Works
- Create your survey: Design your survey once in PaperSurvey
- Enable both channels: Print PDFs for paper distribution and activate web surveys
- Collect responses: Participants can complete either version
- Analyze together: Export all data in a single file for analysis
Multilingual Data Collection
PaperSurvey's multilingual support makes it ideal for international research:
- Create surveys in any language
- Distribute different language versions as needed
- Export all responses to a single spreadsheet
- Compare responses across language groups easily
This eliminates the complexity of managing separate datasets for each language.
Real-World Use Cases
Field research: Collect paper surveys in remote areas, web surveys in urban centers.
Healthcare studies: Paper forms in clinics, web forms for follow-ups at home.
Educational assessments: Paper tests in classrooms, online make-up exams.
Market research: Mall intercepts with tablets, email invitations with web links.
Important Considerations
PaperSurvey focuses on maintaining consistency between paper and web formats. This means:
- Limited conditional logic (skip patterns)
- No complex branching or dynamic questions
- Simple, straightforward survey flow
For basic skip instructions, you can add text guidance like "If you answered YES to Question 5, skip to Section B."