Export MaxDiff data to CSV – Alida Help Center

Download MaxDiff choice data as a comma-separated file for use outside the platform.

Use Export MaxDiff (.csv) when you need a flat file of each participant's Most / Least choices by attribute set (for example, to run your own analysis in another tool). The CSV file does not include part-worth utilities, a live Zero-Centered Differences (ZCD) summary, or editable weighting and segmentation.

If you need individual-level utilities and an interactive ZCD summary in Excel, export the MaxDiff analysis workbook instead.

Click the App Drawer and select Activities, and then open a survey that contains a MaxDiff question.
On the activity toolbar, click Report.
The Modern Reports list opens.
Open a report that contains the MaxDiff question.
Click the options menu for the MaxDiff tile and select Export MaxDiff (.csv).
In the Active Exports dialog, click Download next to the MaxDiff CSV export.

If the file is not ready yet, you can close the dialog and return later by selecting options menu > View Active Exports on the tile.
Follow your web browser's prompts to download and open the CSV file.

The CSV contains one row for each participant and each MaxDiff attribute set they saw. For example, if a participant completed seven sets, that participant contributes seven rows.

Each row includes response metadata and a column for every MaxDiff attribute in the question.

Column	Description
ResponseID	The unique identifier for the survey response.
MemberID	The unique identifier for the participant on the Alida platform.
Response Status	The status of the participant's response to the survey (for example, Completed).
Response Started Time	The timestamp when the participant started the survey.
Response Completed Time	The timestamp when the participant completed the survey.
DataSet Type	Whether the response is live data or another dataset type used in the report.
DisplayType	The device or display type used to take the survey (for example, Desktop or Mobile).
UserAgent	The browser user agent string recorded for the response.
RespondentLocale	The locale associated with the participant.
SetID	The MaxDiff attribute set number for this row. Each set corresponds to one screen of Most / Least choices in the experimental design.
Attribute columns	One column per MaxDiff attribute in the question. Possible values include: Most: The participant chose this attribute as most preferred in the set. Least: The participant chose this attribute as least preferred in the set. Did not choose: The attribute appeared in the set, but the participant did not select it as Most or Least. Did not see: The attribute did not appear in this set.

Tip: The CSV is choice data by set. It does not contain Hierarchical Bayes part-worth utilities or Zero-Centered Differences. For utilities and a live ZCD summary you can reweight and resegment in Excel, use Export MaxDiff Analysis Workbook (.xlsx).

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