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This is the documentation for QPSMR Telin. This is the program from the Classic suite that is used for entering CATI questionnaires.
Telin is not yet fully Unicode.
You can use the licence free Companion Input program to enter data for paper and CAPI (Computer Assisted Personal Interview) surveys. An Android version is also
available.
QIF files for QPSMR Telin are created from QPSMR Companion with a CATI licence using the CATI menu from the Main window.
You must have a QPSMR Companion CATI licence for the appropriate number of interviewer stations to use QPSMR Telin. See the EULA Licence agreement for details.
Telin enables data entry whilst conducting an interview "live" over the telephone with the respondent.
Telin input uses advanced CATI features including:
•Sample files
•Quotas
•Appointments
•Filtering
•Randomisation
Data entry is accomplished using keyboard or mouse and the user can employ either method at any time.
Data is fully validated during entry. Once data has been entered it is "clean" and ready to use.
Entry will skip past unwanted questions (sometimes called filtering or routing) and randomization of questions and responses is possible.
Data is stored in market research standard formats.
Partially completed questionnaires can be saved and recalled for completion.
Multiple users can enter data simultaneously to the same data file on a central server.
When starting a project you may get a warning that the size of ZZZQFE and ZZZLQN needs to be increased. You can safely ignore this message for old project files created
with versions 2004.1 and earlier, but all new projects should have been set up with both these entries set to width 30. Please inform the person who supplied the project
files if you get this message.
You may also get a message showing a version number followed by "This project was created with the above version of the software". This means that the software you
are using is probably out of date and you should obtain a later release. You should not use the project files with your old version without checking that this is OK with your supervisor.
Full CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing) facilities, such as Sample Management
and Quota Control are created with Companion CATI version.
You can install Companion Input and QPSMR Telin on the same computer.