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Terms used in describing question graphs
- Base Path
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The sequential route through a graph which avoids any conditional paths.
<img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/658255/28881940-98624038-775e-11e7-9a4e-c1672a51cd81.png" alt="Image of Base Path"/> - Compound Conditional Path
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A Conditional Path with it's own nested, conditional paths.
<img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/658255/28884380-6d912060-7766-11e7-8ab9-da45c038dab2.png" alt="Image of Compound Path"/> - Conditional 'Next'
- A property that points to the next node in a Conditional Path. This will be defined in the Question json File.
- Conditional Path
- An optional, offshoot path that exposes users to extra questions or let's them skip questions in the Base Path.
- Detour Path
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A type of Conditional Path which exposes users to additional questions.
<img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/658255/28882908-7f1ab4d6-7761-11e7-8c29-af40f5cd2af2.png" alt="Image of Detour Path"/> - End Point Node
- The question set at the end of a conditional path
- Graph Length
- The total number of question sets encountered by a user from start to finish during quiz or survey. Can include from one to many paths e.g. a simple Sequential or a path which includes several conditional branches.
- Mixed Conditional Path
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A conditional path that contains both a detour and shortcut paths.
<img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/658255/28886182-624b6d4e-776d-11e7-995a-c9047e55d185.png" alt="Image of Mixed Path"/> - Multi-Branch Path
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A question node that has multiple, conditional paths available for user to choose from.
<img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/658255/28884089-69aa222c-7765-11e7-8b3e-12ab5f657393.png" alt="Image of MultiBranch Path"/> - Multi-Node Path
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A path containing more than one node. Almost all Sequential paths will be multi-node. Conditional Paths might often contain just a single node.
- Path Length
- The total number of nodes for a given path including the start and end point nodes.
- Path Delta
- The difference in path lengths between a Sequential Path and a Conditional Path. For example Detour Paths would have a positive integer as a delta value because they add nodes to the overall quiz or survey.
- Question Graph
- A method of defining paths through sets of questions.
- Node
- A question and set of answers displayed on a single screen in a quiz and defined in the same scope block within the questions json file. Each node has a unique id. Multiple nodes combine to create a path with the graph json file.
- Question Set
- A group of related questions displayed on one screen. A Question Set is a type of Node associated with a survey.
- Sequential Path
- The simplest of path structures. Defined in a graph file. Does not contain conditional paths.
- Sequential 'Next'
- A property that points to the next node in a Base Path. This will be defined in the Graph json File.
- Shortcut Path
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A type of Conditional Path that allows users to bypass questions on the Base Path.
<img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/658255/28883099-294ebac4-7762-11e7-8e54-0b982504954f.png" alt="Image of Shortcut Path"/> - Start Point Node
- The question set at the start of a conditional path