Extracting from a matrix question is a very useful feature, specially for surveys such as:

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Now, suppose you would like to ask the respondent why he/she selected Very Dissatisfied for a particular service provider. You can use Extraction to set this up.

If the respondent selects Very Dissatisfied for AOL and Qwest for question 1 then the extracted question (i.e. question 2) will be displayed as follows:

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How to setup Matrix Extraction?

On the Edit Survey page click on the Add / Update Logic link for the question.

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In the popup select the Extraction option.

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Now

• Step 1 Check the options that will trigger extraction
• Step 2 Select what type for the destination question (e.g. question 2 from above example)
• Step 3 Select the question that should be displayed if none of the options are selected by the respondent.
• Click the Save button.

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Note: The destination question will be automatically inserted into your survey. You can Edit the destination question as per your requirements.