Study
A study is what the participants log in to and participate in.
It has a start date and an end date. Pings are sent regularly to the participant between the study’s start date and end date.
It is uniquely identified by a study ID. You are encouraged to use a unique study ID for your study (e.g., use collect_university_lab_study_fall_2020 instead of my_study).
A study file contains all information related to a study.
Study File
A study file contains the following information.
Study Info
The study info is the general info related to the study. For the definitions of the fields, see _StudyInfoSchema in StudyFile.ts or the available fields in the relavent fields in the Well Ping Study File Editor.
Streams (Question Streams)
A study can include multiple streams. Each stream is uniquely identified by an ID.
Stream (Question Stream)
A stream contains a list of questions that will be presented to the user.
Question
A question is a single-screen question that the user will see.
Ping
A ping refers to the a specific window of time where the participant will be able to complete a specific stream. The participant will receive a notification when a ping is active.