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Set Survey Quotas

Set target counts, monitor quota progress, and route respondents clearly when a group is full.

When To Use Survey Quotas

Survey quotas help academic researchers control target response counts for condition arms. Use quotas when a social science research survey needs balanced cells, capped treatment groups, closing screens for full arms, or quota status that can reroute later respondents.

Deploy: Quotas

In Domandata, quotas are tied to condition sets. Create the relevant experimental conditions in Flow first, then configure quotas in Deploy.

Create The Quota

  1. Step 1: Create conditions first. In Flow, create the condition set and arms the quota will track.

    Step 1: Create condition set in Flow

  2. Step 2: Open Deploy. Select the Deploy tab and expand the quota settings.

    Step 2: Open Deploy and expand quotas

  3. Step 3: Add the quota. Choose Add quota.

    Step 3: Add a quota

  4. Step 4: Select what it tracks. Pick the condition set and condition arm the quota should count.

    Step 4: Select condition arm to track

  5. Step 5: Enter the target. Add the target response count and a clear label, such as Treatment A target or Control cell.

    Step 5: Enter target count and label

  6. Step 6: Choose the full behavior. Decide whether respondents should see an end screen when the quota is exceeded or be routed by quota status in Flow.

    Step 6: Set quota-full behavior

  7. Step 7: Preview and monitor. Test the route with Preview before publishing and monitor quota progress after launch.

    Step 7: Preview quota routing

Choose What Happens When A Quota Is Full

Turn on "End survey when quota is exceeded" when new respondents should see a closing screen immediately after the tracked arm is full. Choose the closing screen that explains why the survey is closed or that the participant is no longer eligible.

If you want to route full quotas into another path instead, use quota status as a variable in Flow. This lets a condition set assign respondents based on whether a quota is open or full.

Deploy: Quota Full Behavior

Monitor Quota Progress

The quota panel shows progress toward each target response count. Before publishing, preview the survey and confirm each quota tracks the intended condition arm.

Export your responses before making any major survey changes after launch. Quota configurations interact with condition arms — edits after collection begins can shift which respondents count toward a target.

Flow: Conditions and Routing

Research Design Notes

Quotas manage sample targets; they do not replace a sampling plan. Decide whether quotas should count starts, completions, or respondents reaching a particular experimental arm based on your protocol and recruitment source. For planning cell sizes before launch, see Sample Allocation Across Condition Arms.

Related Help

  • Create Experimental Conditions
  • Publish and Share a Research Survey
  • Create Your First Academic Research Survey
  • Multiple Choice Survey Questions for screeners and quota groups