Matrix

A matrix question allows the survey participant to select from a list the most appropriate answer or answers for a number of different categories.

For example, you may ask a participant to rate 3 different fruit on how likely they are to eat the fruit this week.

Question Types - Matrix Question

The following table details the options that are displayed on the Question view of the question's Component window.

Field	What it is for

Details Tab
Question Type	The type of question that this is - Matrix, in this case.
Question Text	This is the text of the question that will be displayed to participants when they complete the survey.
Page Break	Determines if this question should be started on a new page or if it should continue inline on the same page as the previous question. When selected, subsequent questions will be displayed on the same page as this question, until another question with a page break is encountered or the end of the Survey is reached.
Options Tab
Categories Quick Add - Y Axis	Allows you to add an option to the question. To add a question option In the Quick Add text box, type the option text. Click the Add button. When using the Quick Add to add an option the Report Label and Export Label text for that option will automatically be set to the text you typed.
Itemise Categories	Determines if the categories displayed on the Y Axis should display item labels. The options are: No - No labels will be displayed. Letter - Sequential uppercase letters will be used to itemise the categories. For example, A, B, C and D. Numeric - Sequential numbers will be used to itemise the categories. For example, 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Responses Quick Add - X Axis	Similar to the Quick Add - Y Axis field, allows you to add an option to the X-Axis of the question.
Response Mode	Determines whether a participant can choose the answer that best applies or can select all options that apply.
Abstract Tab
WYSIWYG Editor	An abstract provides additional instructions or comments relating to this question that gives further information to the participant. The abstract WYSIWYG editor allows you to define the HTML abstract that is displayed to a survey participant.
Advanced Tab
Alpha ID	Defines an Alpha ID for this question. This may be used in Survey template tags to refer to this question.
Include Comment	Determines if this question should include a comment field so that survey participants can leave any additional comments that they may have about this question.
Rows	If the comments field is included, this determines the number of rows to allow for the comments text box.
Columns	If the comments field is included, this determines the number of columns to allow for the comments text box.
Comments Field Label	The label that will be used on the comments field - a field that allows the survey participant leave any additional comments about the question. If you leave this field blank, the default, Additional Comments, will be used.

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