7. Quota Balancing & Multimedia Asset Embedding

Quotas Definition Block ([QUOTAS])#

Quotas control the maximum sample completion counts per demographic segment, national market, or cross-tabulation criteria. Declared between [QUOTAS] and [END QUOTAS].

• Canonical Activation Tag: Enclosed between [QUOTAS] and [END QUOTAS].

[QUOTAS]
# Cap French DevOps engineers to 100 completed interviews
DevOps_France: answers.S1 == "France" && answers.S4 == 2 | 100

# Cap respondents under 25 years old to 20% of total sample
Youth_Quota: answers.S3 < 25 | 20%
[END QUOTAS]

[QUOTAS]
# Cap French DevOps engineers to 100 completed interviews
DevOps_France: answers.S1 == "France" && answers.S4 == 2 | 100

# Cap respondents under 25 years old to 20% of total sample
Youth_Quota: answers.S3 < 25 | 20%
[END QUOTAS]

Deep-Dive: Managing Geographic Quotas & Regional Caps#

In multi-market research, combining primary country selectors (S1) with dynamic region dropdowns (S2) is the standard pattern for enforcing strict sample balancing:

1. 1Two-Tier Sample Quota Hierarchy:

• Tier 1 (National Sample Caps): Defined on S1 to limit overall completions per country (e.g., 200 in Germany, 150 in Spain, 300 in the US).
• Tier 2 (Regional Cross-Quotas): Evaluated across S1 and S2 to prevent geographic concentration bias (e.g., ensuring capital regions like Madrid or California do not absorb 90% of a country's quota).

1. 1Cross-Tabulation Rules in the [QUOTAS] Block:

[QUOTAS]
# National country quotas
Country_Germany: answers.S1 == "Germany" | 200
Country_Spain: answers.S1 == "Spain" | 150
Country_US: answers.S1 == "United States" | 300

# Regional sub-quotas to balance distribution
Spain_Madrid: answers.S1 == "Spain" && answers.S2 == "Madrid" | 45
Spain_Catalonia: answers.S1 == "Spain" && answers.S2 == "Cataluña" | 45
Spain_Rest_Of_Country: answers.S1 == "Spain" && answers.S2 != "Madrid" && answers.S2 != "Cataluña" | 60
[END QUOTAS]

[QUOTAS]
# National country quotas
Country_Germany: answers.S1 == "Germany" | 200
Country_Spain: answers.S1 == "Spain" | 150
Country_US: answers.S1 == "United States" | 300

# Regional sub-quotas to balance distribution
Spain_Madrid: answers.S1 == "Spain" && answers.S2 == "Madrid" | 45
Spain_Catalonia: answers.S1 == "Spain" && answers.S2 == "Cataluña" | 45
Spain_Rest_Of_Country: answers.S1 == "Spain" && answers.S2 != "Madrid" && answers.S2 != "Cataluña" | 60
[END QUOTAS]

1. 1Real-Time Quota Full Termination:

• When a respondent submits S1 or S2, the engine checks the target quota cell in real-time.
• If the corresponding quota cap has already been met, the survey automatically triggers a clean Quota Full screen, protecting research budgets from over-recruiting.

1. 1Handling the Residual Other / Otro Option:

• The Other choice guarantees respondents from unlisted provinces can proceed while enabling quota managers to cap non-core regions (e.g., capping answers.S2 == "Other" to a maximum of 10% of the market).

Embedded Multimedia Assets ([RESOURCE: filename.ext])#

Embeds interactive visual scales or download attachments in question descriptions, instructions, or choices:

• Automatic Image Rendering: Image files (.jpg, .jpeg, .png, .gif, .svg, .webp) render as responsive, styled images.
• Downloadable Attachments: Non-image files (.pdf, .docx) render as download button cards.

S15. Please inspect the system architecture diagram below:
[INFORMATION]
[RESOURCE: system_architecture_diagram.png]
Click Continue to proceed to the evaluation workflow.