Free Product Entry

Free Product Entry

Introduction

This template proves valuable when panellists have the option to select the sample they wish to assess. It enables panellists to input a blinding code of their choosing (not predetermined by a user) and subsequently evaluate the associated sample linked to that specific blinding code.

Template Description

The template starts with a screen which can be used for welcoming panellists or asking additional questions prior to the test. In the design section, the screen contains space for instructions, followed by a line scale question. The line scale question contains a placeholder that will display the code your panelists provide. You can extend the amount of questions in the design section, however if you would like to display the sample code in each question then the placeholder from the template needs to be used. In the settings of this line scale question you can customize the scale to your liking. 

The settings in the runtime options have been preselected to Select Set this means that your panellists can provide their sample code before evaluating the sample. This question cannot be edited and will show your panelist the question “Enter product code”. Only one code for each session can be provided. 
In the end screen, the template incorporates a “thank you” message, providing an opportunity for you to personalize a final message for the panellists.   
It is recommended that the design for this template should not be changed. Ideally panellists can type any code number and that will be stored as the product code, this has no relation to the design of this template. 

Raw Data Representation

The raw data will be displayed with each row corresponding to an individual judge and the assessed sample, followed by the output of each rating of the sample for that specific attribute. Each attribute will have a column with the score that the panellist gave to that product.  

Analysis

Once data has been gathered, you can access EyeOpenR and navigate to the Sensory or Consumer methods. 
Suggested analysis for this specific template are:  
  1. Comparison values
  2. Table of means
  3. Bar chart 
  4. Line chart
  5. Spider plot
  6. T-test
  7. ANOVA with multiple comparisons tests
  8. Correlations
  9. PCA
  10. Product Characterization
  11. MFA

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