Balanced comparison

This article applies to: UserTesting 

Balanced Comparison is available on the following subscriptions:

On this page:

• About the Balanced comparison feature
• Add Balanced comparison to your test
• Review your videos

About the Balanced comparison feature

• When you use Balanced comparison, you create two sections in your study, Part A and Part B.
• The order in which contributors see the two parts is automatically alternated: the first contributor will see option A first and B second, the next will see option B first and option A second, and so on.
• The Balanced comparison feature is designed to reduce the risk of that bias.
• You can use Balanced Comparison to test any website, prototype, or app. You can also go to the Template gallery for further guidance.
• A recommended sample size is 12.

Note: Card sort tasks and Tree test tasks don't work with Balanced Comparison.

Add Balanced comparison to your test

1. Create a new test and select your contributors.
2. Add your tasks and questions
3. Choose the Balanced comparison task from the Task groups section.
   
4. After a new part of your study labeled Group A and Group B populates, drag tasks and questions into these areas. You can also put questions and tasks before and after the balanced part of the study.  
   
   Note: When comparing two different URLs we recommend beginning on a blank page, then placing the first URL in section A and the second URL in section B.
5. Launch your test.

Review your videos

• Completed tests will appear on your dashboard as they would normally.
• The order of tasks in an individual study is displayed in the Tasks tab in the video player.
  

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