{"id":76149,"date":"2021-06-28T16:00:35","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T20:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?p=76149"},"modified":"2023-12-04T10:43:38","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T15:43:38","slug":"good-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/software\/limesurvey\/good-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Making a Good Survey with LimeSurvey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>LimeSurvey<\/strong> is a free and open-source online survey application used to create a wide range of online surveys and questionnaires. 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