Likert Scale Using Radio Buttons and Variables - Calculation Problem (SL2)
Apr 28, 2015
Hi everyone. I'm working on adding a self-assessment to a project in SL2. I have created a fake likert scale with radio buttons and variables. On the results page, the participant should be able to see their results in some categories related to customer service. I have everything working but I came across a glitch. If the user clicks a radio button, it adds a score to a variable for that question's category. If they change their mind and click a different button in the button set, it adds that number to the variable as well. Therefore, in my results the total for that person will be too high. I realize that this isn't likely to happen often but it will be weird if it does.
A couple of comments- I did see some other ways to do this in the threads like the pick one method. I went with my solution because I want to have multiple questions per slide (there are about 25 questions total) and the 25 questions are grouped into 5-6 different categories.
I'm attaching a little sample with a couple of questions and the results in two categories. If you try to change your answer, you will see what I mean. Any advice is gratefully appreciated!
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Hello Heather,
Solution to your problem is little bit tricky.
I have made few adjustment in triggers for first five radio buttons in attached file. If you repeat same procedure for all your problem will be solved.
What I did in your file:
Note: Make sure Jump to next slide trigger is preset at the end of this series of trigger otherwise it will not work.
Oh, that is so smart! Makes total sense. Thank you very much!
Heather,
I'm not able to view your story file for some reason. I don't know why.
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Heather,
I just went through Parashuram's file, and I found If I select the 5th radio button and click next. The reliability value is 5. and If I go back and click next again the value changes to 10. Is that how you want?
Glad to know it worked for you Heather, and thanks Yusuf for bringing my attention to the gap in above file.
Heather when revisiting that likert slide you need to reset respective variable so that it wont add older values again. By this you are allowing user to retry this activity.
Here is another attachment with correction. :)
Thanks Parashuram for coming back to update the file for heather.
Thanks to everyone. You saved me days of trying to figure this out with an elegant solution!
Hey Folks,
I realize this post in a few years old but I am trying to replicate myself . I started off with a likert scale and tried to add values to each but it does not work so i went back to the radio buttons. The problem I have now is it will not let me select more than 1 button? I have 10 options and 8 questions - each option has a value 1-10 but they need to be able to select 1 button from each question of 8. It works on Parashurams file but not on mine?
I put in 8 variables corresponding to the 8 questions so the results slide will show them the score on each but not being able to select a different button on each question means this will not work - ahhhhh
Help would be great folks,
Many many thanks,
Rob
It sounds like you need to make all radio buttons that belong to one question into a button set. See here for info.
Michael your a life saver - thats great and it works :)
Thanks you
Rob
Hey Folks,
Sorry I am back with another question :)
Everything is working fine on the interaction above - however if someone clicks on a button with a value of add 5 for example but then changes their mind before submitting and picks a value of 5 - the results slide will add the two values :(
Is there a condition I need to add and does this need to be added to all buttons? or can it be added to a button set? I have 160 buttons over two slides :( 8 questions x 10 choices per slide)
Apologies for not getting this but I am spending hours trying to figure it out.
Many Thanks once again,
Rob
Hey Robert!
Without seeing your slide, I wonder if you could change the trigger to "Adjust variable when the user clicks the submit button."
If you don't mind sharing a sample of your file with us, that would be helpful!
Hi Alyssa,
I would be delighted if you could take a look, is there anyway of sending you the file as there is IP attached and its not ready to be shared just yet. But as soon as I get the go ahead I would be happy to share and save others the pain of including 160 radio buttons with attached variables :)
Kind Regards,
Rob
If you don't want to use Alyssa's suggestion and add all the triggers to the Submit button, make sure that the triggers connected to the radio buttons ASSIGN a value, not ADD a value to each question variable.
Hi Michael,
That's where I made the mistake, I added a value to each button. Oh Dear Jeasus, I have to change them all - haaa, I know what I will be doing tomorrow :)
As always - thanks folks. Super support forum.
I will send on the file once its finished and I get permission to share it :)
It will be worth it in the end :)
Rob
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