An open source, easy-to-use software package, phpESP is used to create, deploy and manage web surveys, gather results and view statistics. Via a web interface, without any software to download, you can design and manage surveys with phpESP. You can add standard question types including text, radio buttons, check boxes and drop-down lists with phpESP. phpESP also allows the addition of a matrix-style question to rate multiple statements along a common numeric scale.

Quick implementation of relatively simple web surveys is intended by phpESP. A moderate control over the survey’s appearance is possible with phpESP through a combination of interface options and the use of cascading style sheets. Using SNAP survey software, web surveys containing more advanced features may be created.

In phpESP the response data is collected in a MySQL database which can be exported to a comma delimited file, which in turn can be analyzed by Excel, SAS or SPSS. A single designer or several designers within a shared group can administer surveys in phpESP.

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