Quota control icons (QPSMR Telin only)
When processing a CATI project, a Quota control file may be used to set targets for the number of interviews to be collected for certain groups of respondents. When the target is reached for a group, any subsequent respondents falling into the group will be rejected as "out of quota".
Interviewers can look at the Quota control file for the project they are currently administering, by selecting [View quotas] from the "Start of interview" dialog box (or from the "Suspended input" dialog box). This causes the "Quota file view" dialog box to be displayed.
The response text, the number of interviews needed (still required before the quota is reached) and the number of interviews which are in "Progress" or "Finished" (but not yet saved) are shown, along with the appropriate Quota bottle symbol.
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A Response for which a target has not yet been set - Quota control file setting = 0
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Response not included in this quota - Quota control file setting = [Off Ignore]
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Response is not eligible (the interview will terminate if selected) - [Ineligible for interview] additional text setting applied, or Quota control file setting [Ineligible]
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Response is always accepted - Quota control file setting - [Accept all]
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Response requires interviews (the quota is less than 25% complete)
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The quota for this response is more than 25% complete (quarter full)
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The quota for this response is more than 50% complete (half full)
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The quota for this response is more than 75% complete (three quarter full)
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The quota for this response is complete (full) but interviews are not yet saved
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The quota for this response is full and all interviews have been saved
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TIP: the first "no entry" bottle logo, meaning that a target has not been set for the response, should never be seen at the "Start of interview" dialog box. If it is displayed, the response has not been allocated a target in the Quota control file, and this should be modified before any interviewing takes place.
Each time an interview is completed, the Quota control file is updated and the Quota control file display is modified accordingly. If the "Quota file view" dialog box is left on screen for some time, the [Refresh from file] button may be used to show up-to-date quota requirements.