Key concepts

Before we begin, it's important to introduce a few 3di concepts.

Questions

The 3di has a bank of several hundred questions.

Questions are generally short, and collect a single data point. There are several question types, but they tend to be highly structured, and the most common kind is multiple choice from a small set of values.

It is always an option either to mark a question as not applicable, or to leave it unanswered. The 3di handles missing information in a robust way.

You can attach written notes to a question, which will be included in your final report.

Routes

To perform a single assessment, for example the brief Austism Spectrum Disorder assessment, only a small subset of these questions need to be answered. We call a subset of questions a Route. Normally you will select a Route at the start of an interview and follow it to completion, although the 3di allows you to switch between Routes at any time.

While the Interview Explorer shows every single available question, you will mainly use the Route Explorer, which displays just the questions on the currently selected route.

Reports

The output of a 3di assessment comes in the form of a Word report. Just as there are a range of questions and Routes, the full report contains many different components. Depending on which Route you select, different parts of the report will be filled in.

If you fill in every single available question, the report will be fully populated. However in practice you will choose a shorter Route. You can then generate a report and delete any parts which are not relevant to your assessment.