> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Understanding Type-Based Recommendations

> Detailed explanation of type-based recommendations — how answers vote for named types, how the dominant type is determined, and how it maps to products on the result page.

Type-based recommendations are built around named categories — called result types — that you define. Each answer in your quiz votes for one or more of these types. When the quiz ends, the type with the most votes wins, and its linked products appear on the result page.

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## How It Works: The Full Picture

1. **You create result types.** These are the categories your quiz can produce — for example, "Oily Skin", "Dry Skin", "Sensitive Skin" or "The Explorer", "The Creator", "The Analyst". Each type has its own set of products linked to it.

2. **Answers vote for types.** In the editor, each answer option is configured to vote for one or more of the types you created. When a customer selects that answer, a vote is added to the tally for the specified type or types.

3. **Votes accumulate across questions.** As the customer moves through the quiz, every answer they select adds votes to the relevant types. The tallies build up question by question.

4. **The winning type determines the recommendation.** At the end of the quiz, Quizify counts the total votes each type has received. The type with the highest vote count wins. The products linked to the winning type are shown on the result page.

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## Real Examples

**Skincare quiz:** Result types: Oily, Dry, Combination, Sensitive, Normal A customer who answers "shine by midday", "enlarged pores", and "oily T-zone" would accumulate votes for the Oily type across those questions. At the end, Oily wins and the products formulated for oily skin appear.

**Lifestyle persona quiz:** Result types: Active, Relaxed, On-the-Go, Health-Focused Answers about frequency of exercise, diet preferences, and daily routines each vote for the type that best matches that habit. The customer ends up classified into the persona that best reflects their overall lifestyle, and the products suited to that persona are shown.

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## How Ties Are Resolved

If two types receive the same number of votes, Quizify resolves the tie by defaulting to the type that appears highest in your result type list. You can control the tie-breaking priority by reordering your result types in the editor — place the type you want to win in a tie at the top of the list.

<Tip><p>Reduce the chance of ties by using an odd number of questions and ensuring your answer votes are distributed clearly across types rather than split evenly.</p></Tip>

## When to Choose Type-Based Over Score-Based

| Use Type-Based When | Use Score-Based When |
| - | - |
| You want to classify customers into named categories | You want to measure a spectrum or quantity |
| The outcome is a persona, profile, or identity | The outcome is a level, severity, or intensity |
| The quiz is personality-style ("Which type are you?") | The quiz measures how much of something the customer needs |
| Products are grouped by type or category | Products are tiered by strength or level |


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