Understanding Quiz Scoring

Quiz scoring lets you assign numeric point values to quiz answers and use the customer's accumulated total to determine their product recommendation. Rather than linking individual answers directly to products, scoring evaluates the customer's entire profile and maps the result to a score range.

How Scoring Works

Quizify's scoring system has three components that work together:

1. Answer Point Values

Each answer option in your quiz carries a numeric point value that you set. For example:

"Rarely" = 1 point
"Sometimes" = 2 points
"Often" = 3 points
"Always" = 5 points

When a customer selects an answer, its point value is added to their running total.

2. Total Score

As the customer progresses through the quiz and selects answers, the point values accumulate into a total score. The total is a simple sum — all selected answer values added together.

3. Score Ranges and Recommendations

You define score ranges that cover all the possible totals a customer could achieve — for example, 0–15, 16–30, 31–50. Each range is linked to a product recommendation. When the customer finishes the quiz, Quizify identifies which range their total falls into and shows those products on the result page.

When to Use Scoring

Score-based recommendations are best when:

You want the recommendation to reflect the customer's overall profile, not any single answer
Your products suit a spectrum — mild to strong, beginner to advanced, low to high
You need finer graduation between outcomes than basic answer-to-product links provide

Common examples include skincare quizzes with mild, moderate, and intensive formulations, supplement quizzes based on deficiency level, and fitness quizzes that match training products to experience level.

Setup Steps Overview

Setting up scoring involves four steps:

Enable score mode — Switch your quiz to score-based recommendations in the quiz settings
Assign point values — Enter a numeric value for each answer option across all questions
Define score ranges — Create the ranges that cover all possible totals
Map ranges to products — Link each range to the products that match that outcome

See the related guides for step-by-step instructions:

Assigning Score Values to Answers
Defining Score Ranges and Outcome Labels
Mapping Score Ranges to Products

How Scoring Compares to Other Recommendation Types

Feature	Normal	Score-Based	Type-Based
What accumulates	Nothing — each answer links directly	Numeric point values	Votes for named types
Result determined by	Which answers were selected	Total points → score range	Which type got the most votes
Best for	Direct product matching	Spectrum outcomes	Classification / persona outcomes

You must set your quiz to score-based mode before the scoring fields become visible on your answers. If you do not see score fields in the answer editor, check that score mode is enabled in your quiz settings.

Frequently asked questions

How does quiz scoring work in Quizify?

Each answer option in a score-based quiz carries a point value you assign. As the customer selects answers throughout the quiz, those values add together to produce a total score. You define score ranges — for example, 0–20, 21–40, 41–60 — and link each range to product recommendations. When the quiz ends, Quizify checks which range the customer's total falls into and shows those products on the result page.

Is the final score an average or a total?

The final score is a total — not an average. All selected answer values are added together. When designing your score ranges, calculate the minimum possible total (all lowest-value answers selected) and the maximum possible total (all highest-value answers selected) to make sure your ranges cover every outcome without gaps.

When should I use score-based instead of Normal recommendation?

Use score-based recommendations when the right product depends on the customer's overall profile rather than any single answer. If your products represent a spectrum — for example, different strengths, levels, or intensities — and you want the recommendation to reflect where the customer sits across all their answers combined, scoring is the right approach. If individual answers clearly point to specific products, Normal recommendations are simpler and equally effective.