SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING ONLINE SURVEYS AND SURVEY CREATORS

1 . A system, comprising:

a question repository configured to store multiple sets of questions, each set of questions including questions that have a superficial modifier portion, a semantic modifier portion, an open-ended modifier portion, or a combination thereof;

a survey management module configured to allow a user to select a set of questions from the question repository for an online survey, wherein the survey management module is further configured to provide superficial modifier, semantic modifier, and open-ended modifier options for each question having such modifier portions; and

a benchmarking module configured to collect information about the survey-creator, group the questions by semantic modifier options, and provide an analysis based on the collected information and information about other survey-creators that created other surveys with a question having the same semantic modifier options.

2 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a storage module configured to store results of the analysis.

3 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a user interaction module configured to control a user interface that provides a visual representation of results of the analysis.

4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the visual representation includes a bar graph portion, a table portion, or both.

5 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the user interaction module is further configured to allow a user to alter the analysis.

6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the user interaction module is further configured to alter the visual representation based on the altering of the analysis.

7 . The system of claim 6 , further comprising a storage module configured to store results of the altered analysis.

8 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the user interaction module alters the visual representation responsive to the user making a benchmarking selection.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the benchmarking selection identifies a certain group of survey creators to be included in the altered analysis.

10 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a parsing module configured to identify the semantic modifier portions within the selected set of questions.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the parsing module is further configured to identify open-ended modifier portions within the selected set of questions.

12 . A computer-controlled method, comprising:

a user creating an online survey, the online survey including a set of questions from a question repository, each question having a superficial modifier portion, a semantic modifier portion, an open-ended portion, or a combination thereof;

collecting information about the user;

collecting information about other users that have created other surveys including questions that have a superficial modifier portion, a semantic modifier portion, an open-ended portion, or a combination thereof;

grouping questions based on the semantic modifier portions of the questions in the surveys;

providing an analysis based on the online survey, the information about the user, the other surveys, and the information about the other users; and

providing a visual representation of the analysis.

13 . The computer -controlled method of claim 12 , wherein creating the online survey includes the user selecting a set of questions from a question repository.

14 . The computer -controlled method of claim 12 , further comprising storing the analysis.

15 . The computer -controlled method of claim 12 , further comprising receiving from a user a benchmarking selection.

16 . The computer -controlled method of claim 15 , further comprising altering the analysis based on the benchmarking selection.

17 . The computer -controlled method of claim 16 , further comprising adjusting the visual representation based on the altered analysis.

18 . The computer -controlled method of claim 16 , further comprising further comprising storing the altered analysis.

19 . The computer -controlled method of claim 12 , further comprising further comprising storing a user profile corresponding to the user.