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### The Instrument Creation Wizard

Create, or modify, an instrument (details) This wizard will guide you through the many steps of creating a dSurvey instrument. You can create a new instrument, or modify an existing instrument. Note that this wizard supports a subset of the myriad dSurvey options -- advanced administrators might find it more convenient to use the various create and modify instrument options in the main menu.
Create new instrument. | `with a 1-word name of:` `and in the (1-word) project:`
or
Modify existing instrument. | List of current instruments

Select what type of instrument

Lab session (details) | A controlled group of participants, who start and end at the same time (with no entry or exit). For example, 10 participants in computer lab, spending an hour and engaging in 20 rounds of an auction. These can be highly dynamic, with administrator control of just what is seen when (thus, the administartor is actively monitoring the entire session).
Field session (details) | A less-tigntly controlled group of participants, who start and start at the same time but may come and go within that time period. For example, 30 participants who are at their homes, and visit a site once a day over the course of a week -- so that each day can be considered a round -- but all participants are not logged on at the same time. These may be moderately complex (with responses depending on other participants actions), but are typically not subject to intense administrator control (that is, the administrator is not actively monitoring the session).
Open-ended (details) | An open-ended survey, with participants joining and leaving in a more-or-less random fashion. For example, 100 particpants joining over the course of a month, and spending 5 minutes answering a few questions. These are typically fairly simple, with limited dynamic interactions (the administrator is not actively monitoring the session).

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