Research: Quiz Generator

[johncokos]

As a developer, I would like to have a pathway to CRUD for the quizzes feature so that I can begin development.

Done When:

• [ ] Decide on the data Format to store quizzes (JSON, YaML, etc)
• [ ] Research algorithms to let us alter the weight of questions, configurations, etc.

[hjmendoza]

• Opting to use JSON for now as it is what we are most familiar with, may transition to YAML later (it appears to have a many benefits). Can easily transition from JSON to YAML, if desired. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1726802/what-is-the-difference-between-yaml-and-json-when-to-prefer-one-over-the-other
• Working on researching algorithms to alter the weight of questions. Possible to assign difficulty values to questions and make queries for ones of varying difficulty? Would appreciate guidance.
  • Weighted/Biased Random Number Generation with JavaScript based on Probability http://codetheory.in/weighted-biased-random-number-generation-with-javascript-based-on-probability/
• Found various npm packages that turn google spreadsheets into quizzes. https://github.com/voxmedia/quiz-generator.
  • May be possible to use mLab to store spreadsheet? This is a cloud database service that hosts MongoDB databases.
  • Can also just access spreadsheet through google sheet API

[Bolstad09]

[X] Using JSON for now and will think about using YaML down the road if we can do a little more research [X] Using mLab for our database

• https://mlab.com/databases/quiz-generator [X] Using the database to determine what questions have stronger pull. [X] https://www.npmjs.com/package/javascript-quiz-using-json