The amount allocated to each option gives the relative importance of each. This gives good numeric data for analysis, but is quite difficult for respondents.<\/p>\n
This worksheet shows you how to do this using the Totalize <\/strong>(or Totalise<\/strong>) function in the Snap Toolkit. The Totalize <\/strong>function calculates a running total as the respondent completes the answers. It explains how to create a set of Open First<\/strong> and Open Next<\/strong> questions for quantity responses, and use Totalize <\/strong>to put a running total into the final response. It also shows you how to set a valid range on the total, so that respondents cannot move to the next page if the total has overrun.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The Totalize <\/strong>function works on a group of questions in Snap consisting of the options to be added up and the running total. The running total can be anywhere in the group. The questions must be sequential and on a single web page. You can have several Totalize <\/strong>groups in a single survey.<\/p>\n You run Totalize <\/strong>after you have published your survey. It inserts extra code in the published survey that displays the running total. The total is calculated according to your settings in Totalize<\/strong>.<\/p>\n You can set a limit on the running total in Snap using the Valid <\/strong>option in Variable properties<\/strong> for that question (for example, setting a valid range of 0 to 100<\/strong>). If you have set a limit on the total, the answers are checked against the valid range when the user goes to the next page. If they fall outside it, a message is displayed. You can customize the default message text, see the section “Changing specific texts” in the help topic: Hiding question numbers in web surveys and changing associated text<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Step 1: Create your set of questions <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n This worksheet uses a new survey with a single set of questions to totalize. The first step is to create the group of questions that need to be totalled. These must be quantity questions.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n If you re-publish the survey, the totalize information will be lost. You will have to add it again. You can do this quickly by clicking [Save] <\/strong>in Totalize <\/strong>to save your settings and then browsing to the settings file to add the settings back to the survey. This only works if you have not changed the question variables in the survey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/a><\/p>\n This worksheet has explained how to use the Totalize <\/strong>function to add a running total to a group of questions in a published survey. It also describes how to set a valid range on the total figure to ensure that responses do not exceed a permitted maximum.<\/p>\n If you do not need to display a running total, you can use derived variables to calculate totals. Examples of calculating values using a derived variable are available in the worksheet: Calculating the difference between times on different dates<\/a> and the help page: Calculating age from a date of birth<\/a>. There is also reference information about derived variables<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you are entering data using the Data Entry<\/strong> screen within Snap you can also display running totals by including calculations in the questionnaire<\/a>.<\/p>\n For more information about setting valid ranges on questions, see the section: Setting valid ranges on a question<\/a>.<\/p>\n There is help available for the Totalize <\/strong>tool if you click the [Help]<\/strong> button on the tool windows.<\/p>\n If there is a topic you would like a worksheet on, email to snapideas@snapsurveys.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Background<\/h3>\n
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\nStep 2: Apply Totalize to the set of questions<\/a><\/p>\nStep 1: Create your set of questions<\/h3>\n
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