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Hi, 

I’ve combed thru the forum for any info on incorporating a typing tool into my survey. I’m using this code in JavaScript but it is returning only the constants and not using the recoded variables. It’s essentially storing the variable values as 0. I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong/what’s missing. I’ve added the variables as embedded data in the beginning of the survey in the embedded data element. I need some way for the variables to pull in their actual recoded values. Any help would be appreciated!

Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnload(function()
{
var segment;
var e = 2.71828182845904;
var Q1 = Number("${q://Q1/SelectedChoicesRecode}");
var Q2 = Number("${q://Q2/SelectedChoicesRecode}");
var Q3 = Number("${q://Q3/SelectedChoicesRecode}");
var Q4 = Number("${q://Q4/SelectedChoicesRecode}");
var Q5 = Number("${q://Q5/SelectedChoicesRecode}");
var Q6 = Number("${q://Q6/SelectedChoicesRecode}");
var Q7 = Number("${q://Q7/SelectedChoicesRecode}");
var Q8 = Number("${q://Q8/SelectedChoicesRecode}");
var Q9 = Number("${q://Q9/SelectedChoicesRecode}");
var Q10 = Number("${q://Q10/SelectedChoicesRecode}");
var Q11 = Number("${q://Q11/SelectedChoicesRecode}");
var Q12 = Number("${q://Q12/SelectedChoicesRecode}");
var Q13 = Number("${q://Q13/SelectedChoicesRecode}");
var maxseg;    

Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.setEmbeddedData("Q1", (Q1));
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.setEmbeddedData("Q2", (Q2));
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.setEmbeddedData("Q3", (Q3));
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.setEmbeddedData("Q4", (Q4);
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.setEmbeddedData("Q5", (Q5));
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.setEmbeddedData("Q6", (Q6));
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.setEmbeddedData("Q7", (Q7));
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.setEmbeddedData("Q8", (Q8));
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.setEmbeddedData("Q9", (Q9));
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.setEmbeddedData("Q10", (Q10));
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.setEmbeddedData("Q11", (Q11));
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.setEmbeddedData("Q12", (Q12));
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.setEmbeddedData("Q13", (Q13));

var A = (4.437299 + (Q1 * -2.020729) + (Q2 * 4.4444) + (Q3 * 2.2222) + (Q4 * 0.819354) + 
(Q5 * -1.600479) + (Q6 * 0.899005) + (Q7 * 3.3333) + (Q8 * -0.247935) + (Q9 * 1.375193) + (Q10 * -0.498822) +(Q11 * -0.449464) +(Q12 * -0.032353) + (Q13 * 0.837693));

var B = (-3.791893 + (Q1 * 0.843266) + (Q2 *-4.4444) + (Q3 * 2.2222) + (Q4 * 2.091980) + 
(Q5 * 0.692259) + (Q6 * 0.572553) + (Q7 * -3.3333) + (Q8 * -1.448055) + (Q9 * 0.851694) + (Q10 * 1.118762) +(Q11 * 0.340559) +(Q12 * 2.610766) + (Q13 * 2.665806));

var C = (9.869764 + (Q1 * -5.106218) + (Q2 * -4.4444) + (Q3 * 2.2222) + (Q4 * 1.642029) + 
(Q5 * -1.770581) + (Q6 * 1.717734) + (Q7 * -3.3333) + (Q8 * -2.142083) + (Q9 * 1.575359) + (Q10 * -0.587838) +(Q11 * -1.668054) +(Q12 * 3.732788) + (Q13 * 1.892151));

var D = (12.170201 + (Q1 * -7.119279) + (Q2 * -4.4444) + (Q3 * 2.2222) + (Q4 * 0.868643) + 
(Q5 * -2.333270) + (Q6 * 1.208352) + (Q7 * 3.3333) + (Q8 * -0.100420) + (Q9 * 1.698357) + (Q10 * -1.413882) +(Q11 * -1.794977) +(Q12 * -1.073229) + (Q13 * 0.026070));

var E = (0.000000 + (Q1* 0.000000) + (Q2 * 0.000000) + (Q3 * 0.000000) + (Q4 * 0.000000) + 
(Q5 * 0.000000) + (Q6 * 0.000000) + (Q7 * 0.000000) + (Q8 * 0.000000) + (Q9 * 0.000000) + (Q10 * 0.000000) +(Q11 * 0.000000) +(Q12 * 0.000000) + (Q13 * 0.000000));

maxseg = Math.max(A, B, C, D, E);

if (maxseg == A) segment = 'A';
else if (maxseg == 😎 segment = 'B';
else if (maxseg == C) segment = 'C';
else if (maxseg == D) segment = 'D';
else if (maxseg == E) segment = 'E';
else NaN;

Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.setEmbeddedData('segment',segment);
    Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.setEmbeddedData('A',A);
    Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.setEmbeddedData('B',B);
    Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.setEmbeddedData('C',C);
    Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.setEmbeddedData('D',D);
    Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.setEmbeddedData('E',E);
});


Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnReady(function()
{

});

Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnUnload(function()
{
    


});

@SMS Your code looks fine with naked eyes. You should check for Recode value setup at the Q1-Q13. Throw some console.log in to see if the value got pulled out correctly & what segment is wrong with the code. console.log(Q1); after you pull the value, console.log(A); after you calculate it. Press F12 when testing to see the log. 
Let me know what’s the log looks like

@SMS,

Adding my input because you specifically asked for it. @dxconnamnguyen is correct - add console.log statements:

console.log(Q1,Q2,Q3,Q4,Q5,Q6,Q7,Q8,Q9,Q10,Q11,Q12,Q13);

and later:

console.log(A,B,C,D,E);

Other observations:

You don’t need Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.setEmbeddedData("Q1", (Q1)); etc.  They just duplicate data you already have (the question answers)

var E is always zero.  You don’t need to calculate it.

var e isn’t used.

@dxconnamnguyen @TomG 

thank you both for your help. Yes, the problem is the Recode value setup. They are being stored as 0s instead of the Recode value (or any value) so that the result of each equation is just the constant.

(For ex: var A = (4.437299 + (0 * -2.020729) + (0 * 4.4444) + (0 * 2.2222) + (0 * 0.819354) + 
(0 * -1.600479) + (0 * 0.899005) + (0 * 3.3333) + (0 * -0.247935) + (0 * 1.375193) + (0 * -0.498822) +(0 * -0.449464) +(0 * -0.032353) + (0 * 0.837693));) = 4.437299)

Here is the console.log :
 



All of the questions that the tool is based on are single-select questions. Is there different syntax I should use other than this? Or do I need to reference the code in the formula instead of the variables I assigned?

var Q1 = Number("${q://Q1/SelectedChoicesRecode}");

Also, I took out the superfluous code.

The problem is that you need to QID, not the question label (Q1) in the piped field. For example:

var Q1 = Number("${q://QID1/SelectedChoicesRecode}");

Use Piped Text option to find the pipe strings.

You’ve done it again Tom! That’s exactly what the problem was. I appreciate your help so much.

You’ve done it again Tom! That’s exactly what the problem was. I appreciate your help so much.

@SMS Tip: Next time, use piped-text at the question label and copy/paste that into Javascript. Don’t write it by yourself.

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