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11 years 9 months ago #82095 by ljanka
Sum / count multiple choice was created by ljanka
I have a problem, I tell it with the example:

Q1 is a multiple choice question, with subQ 1,2,3....

I want to only ask Q2 (multiple choice, array filter: Q1) from people who checked minimum 2 answer. (so if you checked only 1 in Q1, jump the queston).

I tried the following:
Relevance equation:
sum(Q1_1,Q1_2,Q1_3,...,Q1_n)>1

But it doesn"t want to work.
And I have Version 1.92+ Build 120608, the newest.
Anyone can help me?

Thanks a lot!
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11 years 9 months ago #82100 by tpartner
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Try:
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sum((Q1_1 == 'Y'), (Q1_2 == 'Y'), (Q1_3 == 'Y'),...(Q1_n == 'Y')) > 1

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11 years 9 months ago #82103 by TMSWhite
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Another option is:
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count(Q1_1, Q1_2, Q1_3, ..., Q1_n) > 1
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11 years 9 months ago #82123 by ljanka
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Thanks for you answers.
I tried it in my survey, but it didn't want to work :-(
But, your formulas are good, I tested it in a small "test" survey wth only 2 questions. Both formulas worked well, as I need it.

So I really don't understand, why it doesn't work in my real survey. In that survey the question has 26 subquestions (anwer options). Could it be the problem, the too many subquestions?
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11 years 9 months ago #82124 by Mazi
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Too many options shouldn't be the problem.

Please attach your question group for testing.

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11 years 9 months ago #82188 by ljanka
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I attached the survey (I copied into a new one, the questions).

There are some array filter. Do they can modify the validation?

I tried these validation equations:

count(Q17_1, Q17_2, Q17_3, Q17_4, Q17_5, Q17_6, Q17_7, Q17_8, Q17_9, Q17_10, Q17_11, Q17_12, Q17_13, Q17_14, Q17_15, Q17_16, Q17_17, Q17_18, Q17_19, Q17_20, Q17_21, Q17_22, Q17_23, Q17_24, Q17_25, Q17_26) > 1

sum((Q17_1 == 'Y'), (Q17_2 == 'Y'), (Q17_3 == 'Y'), (Q17_4 == 'Y'), (Q17_5 == 'Y'), (Q17_6 == 'Y'), (Q17_7 == 'Y'), (Q17_8 == 'Y'), (Q17_9 == 'Y'), (Q17_10 == 'Y'), (Q17_11 == 'Y'), (Q17_12 == 'Y'), (Q17_13 == 'Y'), (Q17_14 == 'Y'), (Q17_15 == 'Y'), (Q17_16 == 'Y'), (Q17_17 == 'Y'), (Q17_18 == 'Y'), (Q17_19 == 'Y'), (Q17_20 == 'Y'), (Q17_21 == 'Y'), (Q17_22 == 'Y'), (Q17_23 == 'Y'), (Q17_24 == 'Y'), (Q17_25 == 'Y'), (Q17_26 == 'Y')) > 1


And I really don't understand why it doesn't work, because I tested it another small survey and both method were excellent...

Could you help me?
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11 years 9 months ago #82192 by ljanka
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OMG
After clicking a lot in limesurvey, I found my problem what I didn't recognize before, I used ' symbol, and the right one is, the double ".....

So thanks for your help !!!
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11 years 9 months ago #82200 by TMSWhite
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Since you are using Array Filter, you need to use the following equation:
Code:
count(Q17_1.NAOK, Q17_2.NAOK, Q17_3.NAOK, Q17_4.NAOK, Q17_5.NAOK, Q17_6.NAOK, Q17_7.NAOK, Q17_8.NAOK, Q17_9.NAOK, Q17_10.NAOK, Q17_11.NAOK, Q17_12.NAOK, Q17_13.NAOK, Q17_14.NAOK, Q17_15.NAOK, Q17_16.NAOK, Q17_17.NAOK, Q17_18.NAOK, Q17_19.NAOK, Q17_20.NAOK, Q17_21.NAOK, Q17_22.NAOK, Q17_23.NAOK, Q17_24.NAOK, Q17_25.NAOK, Q17_26.NAOK) > 1

The .NAOK suffix is only needed in equations where one or more variables might be irrelevant (e.g. not shown due to conditions and/or array filtering). In general, if any variables are irrelevant, the entire equation is irrelevant. To over-ride that behavior, use the .NAOK suffix.

Examples and documentation of .NAOK can be found here and here .
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11 years 9 months ago #82264 by Mazi
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ljanka wrote: OMG
After clicking a lot in limesurvey, I found my problem what I didn't recognize before, I used ' symbol, and the right one is, the double ".....

Tom, does it really make a difference if you use ((q1=="2")) or ((q2=='2'))? Can't one use both kind of quotes?

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11 years 9 months ago #82275 by TMSWhite
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Mazi-

You should be able to mix the types of quotes. The root issue is that this was a case where the .NAOK suffix was needed.

So, I'm not sure what that OMG comment meant.
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11 years 9 months ago - 11 years 9 months ago #82283 by Mazi
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Thanks for clarifying, Tom!

Is there any reason why one shouldn't always use ".NAOK" for all expressions?

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11 years 8 months ago #83005 by TMSWhite
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TMSWhite wrote: Since you are using Array Filter, you need to use the following equation:

Code:
count(Q17_1.NAOK, Q17_2.NAOK, Q17_3.NAOK, Q17_4.NAOK, Q17_5.NAOK, Q17_6.NAOK, Q17_7.NAOK, Q17_8.NAOK, Q17_9.NAOK, Q17_10.NAOK, Q17_11.NAOK, Q17_12.NAOK, Q17_13.NAOK, Q17_14.NAOK, Q17_15.NAOK, Q17_16.NAOK, Q17_17.NAOK, Q17_18.NAOK, Q17_19.NAOK, Q17_20.NAOK, Q17_21.NAOK, Q17_22.NAOK, Q17_23.NAOK, Q17_24.NAOK, Q17_25.NAOK, Q17_26.NAOK) > 1


There is also a shortcut so that you don't have to write such long equations. You can use the following:
Code:
count(self.NAOK) > 1

or (to refer to Q17 from a different question, such as to only display Q18 if at least two questions from Q17 were answered):
Code:
count(that.Q17.NAOK) > 1

Both of these will be auto-expanded to the longer equation shown. Documentation about this feature is found here .
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