{"id":655,"date":"2015-12-23T10:49:35","date_gmt":"2015-12-23T09:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.surveyrock.com\/blog\/?p=655"},"modified":"2020-10-19T18:12:49","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T16:12:49","slug":"the-differences-between-polls-and-surveys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.surveyrock.com\/blog\/the-differences-between-polls-and-surveys\/","title":{"rendered":"The Differences Between Polls And Surveys"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At SurveyRock, <strong>all<\/strong>&nbsp;account holders can now <a href=\"http:\/\/support.surveyrock.com\/support\/solutions\/articles\/4000068330-create-poll-premium-accounts-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">create a poll<\/a> and embed it on their website or blog making it easy to collect and share general feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/surveyrock-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/07060127\/Poll.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"493\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/surveyrock-blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/07060127\/Poll.png\" alt=\"Poll\" class=\"wp-image-658\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Polls and surveys are two different methods that can be used to obtain feedback and opinions, with the main difference being a poll is one multiple-choice question and a survey allows you to ask multiple questions using a wide range of question types.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Surveys are more comprehensive than polls as they normally have many questions and can include ranking, textbox, multiple choice and open-ended questions. A survey is mainly used to gauge opinions on a broad topic or to gain detailed customer feedback, both of which generally require a series of questions. A poll is used to ask one simple question to get a general consensus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A poll is quickly answered with an anonymous click of the mouse as its purpose is to get a basic opinion. A survey will usually ask the respondent to give some personal information and is more time-consuming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conducting a poll can take just a matter of hours or days while conducting a survey can take weeks or even months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the answers to polls are limited to the provided multiple choice options, the results are just a general overview. 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