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Scoring weighting WITHIN a survey flow

  • February 2, 2026
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kgillis
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I have a survey with scoring where questions will be weighted differently for their final score. Typically I can weight and do calculations/custom metrics within a dashboard - except for this project I must have the weight calculations completed and have it hit the data & analysis within the survey as I export the data to be used in a 3rd party reporting/dashboard platform.

KG

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Hi ​@kgillis ,

 

Wouldn’t using embedded data in survey flow to be a weightage multiply by the respective category scoring fulfill your requirement?

Unless I misread or the weighting is done through other formula.

 

For example, block 1 is 20%, block 2 is 50% and block 3 is 30%.

Then, set up 3 scoring categories based on the blocks in scoring section.

Then, set up an embedded data Weighted score=0.2* SC1 + 0.5*SC2 + 0.3*SC3.

 

 

    kgillis
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    • kgillis
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    • February 3, 2026

    hypothetically if I wanted to pull only the score for block 1 is there an “easy” way to do it or do I have to pull through every question (I have a block where participants only see 1 matrix questions but there are over 90 matrix questions with over 1500 statements within that block) - I would love to pull their score from the block without having to branch/condition for each of those questions.

    KG
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    It will still be rather tedious due to the large number of questions and statements.

    You will need to set up the scoring for each question in the scoring section.

    but if the scoring category is done correctly (only questions under block 1 are scored as a category named block 1, questions under another block are scored as another category name), you can just make use of the piped text of the scoring category 1 within your survey.

     

    Additionally, matrix question scoring has an easier way for setting up by toggling on the statement or scale or selecting the dropdown instead of individual cells.

     

    Illustration below:

    setting up my category named score where scale1=1, scale2=2, scale3=3. I just toggle every statement.

     

    Add piped text for scoring using page break or on the next block for scoring to reflect the respondent’s selection.

     

     

    based on the combination, score for M1 to M3 should be 18.
    the result that is displayed on the next page.

    If you need to include the weighting to the block before the result, add an embedded data to do any required math operations.

    sample for score for block 1 to be 20%

    More information: 

    Scoring

    Math Operations

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    • kgillis
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    • February 4, 2026

    So I have it set up that way, but it isn’t work...

    It’s pulling in the scores, which is good.

    But the weighted scores (embedded data) are all null and I can’t figure out why - interestingly enough the “PQI score” is showing as “+++” rather than null. All the typical stuff is checked, I’ve tried on preview links as well as published and tried on a true link, no difference. I’ve made sure the end of survey comes after the embedded data too.

     

    KG
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