Script to Display Follow Up Items for Highest Ranked Max Diff Attributes

Survey and Script Setup

1. Add a Max-Diff ion to the first page in your survey.

2. Create the follow-up text elements or questions that you would like to conditionally show based on the highest ranked attributes in the Max Diff Question. In our example we have twelve; Humor, Strength, Attractiveness, Beauty, Compassion, Love, Kindness, Integrity, Empathy, Ambition, Passion and Honesty.

3.  Add a Custom Script action. The script will need to be on a separate page from the Max Diff question. 

4. For your Custom Script you'll need the option skus for each of the options in your Max Diff question. In this example the option skus are in order starting with 10003 through 10014. 

5. You will also need the IDs of each of the corresponding text elements. IDs are available ion the right for each element. Turn them on by selecting Customize at the top of the Build tab, then Question IDs. Our text IDs are in order starting with 5 through 16.

6. Edit your Custom Script action and paste the below script. Change the 3, in the example below to the ID of your Max Diff question.

// GET THE ARRAY OF MAX DIFF ATTRIBUTES

%%highest = sgapiGetValue(3);
%%output .= sgapiPrint_R(%%highest);

7. Collect a text response, and note the values output for the array. Here is an example:

Array ( [10003] => 66.6667 [10004] => 33.3333 [10005] => 50 [10006] => 33.3333 [10007] => 50 [10008] => 50 [10009] => 50 [10010] => 66.6667 [10011] => 66.6667 [10012] => 66.6667 [10013] => 33.3333 [10014] => 33.3333 )

The attributes ranked for this example have the following values - 33.3333, 50, 66.6667

Your example may have more or less ranked values depending on how the Max Diff question was set up (i.e. number of attributes, attributes per set, and sets are shown to respondents).

In our example, we will show all of the attributes with a 66.6667 score or greater.

8. With your options skus and page ID's noted, Replace the option skus in the below example script ( [10003]-[10014] ) with your option skus. Replace the page IDs (5-16 in the example script) in both the HIDE ALL TEXT/QUESTIONS section and the DETERMINE WHICH ATTRIBUTES... section of the script and save your Custom Script action.

9. Test to verify it is working!

In our example, the four attributes with values greater than or equal to 66.6667 are Humor, Integrity, Empathy, Ambition.

// SHOW TEXT/QUESTIONS BASED ON HIGHEST RANKED FOR MAX DIFF

// HIDE ALL TEXT/QUESTIONS

sgapiHideQuestion(5,true);
sgapiHideQuestion(6,true); 
sgapiHideQuestion(7,true);
sgapiHideQuestion(8,true); 
sgapiHideQuestion(9,true); 
sgapiHideQuestion(10,true);
sgapiHideQuestion(11,true);
sgapiHideQuestion(12,true);
sgapiHideQuestion(13,true);
sgapiHideQuestion(14,true);
sgapiHideQuestion(15,true);
sgapiHideQuestion(16,true);

// GET THE ARRAY OF MAX DIFF ATTRIBUTES

%%highest = sgapiGetValue(3);
%%output .= sgapiPrint_R(%%highest);

// DETERMINE WHICH ATTRIBUTES ARE RANKED HIGHEST AND SET THE IDS TO SHOW

foreach (%%highest as %%key => %%value){
  if (%%value >= '66.6667'){
    if (%%key == '10003'){
     sgapiHideQuestion(5,false);
    }
    if (%%key == '10004'){
     sgapiHideQuestion(6,false);
    }
    if (%%key == '10005'){
     sgapiHideQuestion(7,false);
    }
    if (%%key == '10006'){
     sgapiHideQuestion(8,false);
    }
    if (%%key == '10007'){
     sgapiHideQuestion(9,false);
    }
    if (%%key == '10008'){
     sgapiHideQuestion(10,false);
    }
    if (%%key == '10009'){
     sgapiHideQuestion(11,false);
    }
    if (%%key == '10010'){
     sgapiHideQuestion(12,false);
    }
    if (%%key == '10011'){
     sgapiHideQuestion(13,false);
    }
    if (%%key == '10012'){
     sgapiHideQuestion(14,false);
    }
    if (%%key == '10013'){
     sgapiHideQuestion(15,false);
    }
    if (%%key == '10014'){
     sgapiHideQuestion(16,false);
    }
  } 
}