Tracking Variables

Variable	Meaning	Export variable	Data type	Description
track_date_avgratinggiven	Date of last rating given			From EFS 10.3: Date of last rating given. This date is technically necessary for tracking the average values.
track_date_avgratingreceived	Date of last rating received			From EFS 10.3: Date of last rating received. This date is technically necessary for tracking the average values.
track_date_completed	Last completed survey	modcpl	Date	Date of the last completed survey. Is set when the panelist reaches the final page of a panel or master data survey and is assigned status 31 or 32.
track_date_invited	Last invitation	modinv	Date	Date of the last invitation to a panel or master data survey. The first mail sent to the panelist in a project is regarded as the invitation, all subsequent mails are counted as reminders. It does not matter if you send the mails from inside a sample or if the dispatch is triggered by an update rule.
track_date_quality	Last quality problem	modqul	Date	Date of the last quality problem. Currently, a quality problem is defined as the panelist’s quality correction value being smaller than 0.2. This requires activation and triggering of quality correction in the respective survey. There are plans to develop a more advanced definition of “quality” for tracking purposes for a future release.
track_date_quoted	Last rejection due to closed quota	modqut	Date	Date of the last rejection due to closed quota. This rejection occurs when a panelist is assigned status 35, 36 or 41 upon reaching the final page in a panel or master data survey.
track_date_ratinggiven	Date of last rating given			From EFS 10.3: Date of last rating given.
track_date_ratingreceived	Date of last rating recei- ved			From EFS 10.3: Date of last rating received.
track_date_reminded	Last reminder	modrem	Date	Date of the last reminder of a panel or master data survey. Each repeat mail sent to the panelist in a project is regarded as a reminder (i.e. as of the second mail all subsequent mails are reminders).
track_date_sampled	Last sample membership	modsam	Date	Date of the last inclusion of a panelist into the sample of a panel or master data survey. (The sample “Internal” is considered, too.)
track_date_screened	Last screenout	modscn	Date	Date of the last screen-out. A screen-out occurs when a panelist is assigned status 37 upon reaching the final page in a panel or master data survey.
track_date_started	Last survey start	modstr	Date	Date of the last survey start. This covers the following cases: a panelist starts a survey. a panelist restarts a survey after reset with / without deletion of data. a panelist restarts a survey when multiple participation is permitted.
track_date_unavail	Last unavailability	modunl	Date	Date of the last unavailability of the panelist. Unavailability (disposition code 15) is manually assigned by the admin in the Sample menu of a panel or master data survey on the Sample contents tab. If the EFS mail server already fails when trying to send a mail, e.g. due to a faulty mail address, then unavailability is assigned automatically.
track_num_ avgratinggiven	Average rating given			From EFS 10.3: Average value of the ratings given by the panelist.
track_num_ avgratinggiven1, 2, 3	Average rating given(			From EFS 10.3: Average value of the ratings given by the panelist, restricted to the last 4 / 8 / 12 weeks.
track_num_ avgratingreceived	Average rating received			From EFS 10.3: Average value of the ratings received by the panelist.
track_num_ avgratingreceived1, 2, 3	Average rating received (last 4 / 8 / 12 weeks)			From EFS 10.3: Average value of the ratings received by the panelist, restricted to the last 4 / 8 / 12 weeks.
track_num_ completed	Number of completed surveys	numcpl	Counter	Number of all the surveys the panelist has completed within the last 380 days. This includes only panel and master data surveys in which the panelist has reached the final page and was assigned status 31 or 32. Each project is counted only once, i.e. several completions of the same project (e.g. in case of multiple participation) do not count repeatedly.
track_num_ completed1, 2, 3	Number of completed surveys (last 4 / 8 / 12 weeks)	numcpl1, 2, 3	Counter	track_num_completed value, restricted to the last 4 / 8 / 12 weeks.
track_num_ credit	Received bonus points			From EFS 10.3: Number of bonus points received.
track_num_ credit1, 2, 3	Received bonus points (last4/8/12 weeks)			From EFS 10.3: track_num_credit value, restricted to the last 4 / 8 / 12 weeks.
track_num_ incomplete	Number of incomplete surveys	numinc	Counter, derived	track_num_started-track_num_completed-track_num_- screened-track_num_quoted Please note: If a panelist participates repeatedly in a survey and reaches various statuses on the final pages, e.g. first 37, later 31, this can result in a negative value or 0. Therefore, the results are limited to the range 0...n. If the result of the calculation is < 0, then 0 will be displayed.
track_num_ invited	Number of invitations	numinv	Counter	Sum total of invitations to panel or master data surveys within the last 380 days. The first mail sent to the panelist in a project is considered an invitation. Please mind: Thefirstmailiscategorizedas“Invitation”independent of the mail template type and the function used for dispatch. The second and all following mails are usually counted as reminders in “track_num_reminded”. Another mail from the same project will only be catego- rized and counted as “Invitation”, if, for example, a sample was deleted after dispatch of the invitations, then a new sample was created and a panelist was invited anew.
track_num_ invited1, 2, 3	Number of invitations (last4/8/12 weeks)	numinv1, 2, 3	Counter	track_num_invited value, restricted to the last 4 / 8 / 12 weeks.
track_num_ quality	Number of quality problems	numqul	Counter	Sum total of quality problems. A quality problem is defined as the panelist’s quality correction value being smaller than 0.1. Repeated quality problems of a panelist in the same project are not counted repeatedly.
track_num_ quality1, 2, 3	Number of quality problems (last 4 / 8 / 12 weeks)	numqul1, 2, 3	Counter	track_num_quality value, restricted to the last 4 / 8 / 12 weeks.
track_num_ quoted	Number of rejections due to closed quota	numqut	Counter	Sum of rejections due to closed quota. A rejection occurs when a panelist is assigned status 35, 36 or 41 upon reaching the final page in a panel or master data survey. Repeated rejections of the panelist in the same project (multiple participation) are not counted repeatedly.
track_num_ quoted1, 2, 3	Number of rejections due to closed quota (last 4 / 8 / 12 weeks)	numqut1, 2, 3	Counter	track_num_quoted value, restricted to the last 4 / 8 / 12 weeks.
track_num_ ratinggiven	Number of ratings given(		Counter	From EFS 10.3: Number of the ratings given by the panelist.
track_num_ ratinggiven1, 2, 3	Number of ratings given (last4/8/12 weeks)		Counter	From EFS 10.3: Number of the ratings given by the panelist, restricted to the last 4 / 8 / 12 weeks.
track_num_ ratingreceived	Number of ratings received		Counter	From EFS 10.3: Number of the ratings received by the panelist.
track_num_ ratingreceived1, 2, 3	Number of ratings received (last 4 / 8 / 12 weeks)		Counter	From EFS 10.3: Number of the ratings received by the panelist, restricted to the last 4 / 8 / 12 weeks.
track_num_ reminded	Number of reminders	numrem	Counter	Sum of reminders of panel or master data surveys within the last 380 days. All follow-up mails sent to the panelist in a project are considered reminders (i.e. at least one mail has already been sent to the panelist from that project). Multiple reminders are counted multiple times.
track_num_ reminded1, 2, 3	Number of reminders (last 4 weeks)	numrem1, 2, 3	Counter	track_num_reminded value, restricted to the last 4 / 8 / 12 weeks.
track_num_ sampled	Number of sample memberships	numsam	Counter	Number of sample memberships (assignments to samples) of the panelist in panel and master data surveys within the last 380 days. The membership is established by drawing a sample (regardless of whether the project is active and in the field) or by assigning the panelist to a sample by other means (update rules, panelist administration, registration on website, adding of tester). Only one membership per project is included in the count.
track_num_ sampled1, 2, 3	Number of sample memberships (last 4 weeks)	numsam1, 2, 3	Counter	track_num_sampled value, restricted to the last 4 / 8 / 12 weeks.
track_num_ screened	Number of screen-outs	numscn	Counter	Number of all screen-outs. A screen-out occurs when a panelist is assigned status 37 upon reaching the final page in a panel or master data survey. Repeated screen- outs of the panelist in the same project (multiple participation) are not counted repeatedly.
track_num_ screened1, 2, 3	Number of screen- outs(last 4/ 8 / 12 weeks)	numscn1, 2, 3	Counter	track_num_screened value, restricted to the last 4 / 8 / 12 weeks.
track_num_ started	Number of survey starts	numstr	Counter	Number of all survey starts within the last 380 days. This covers the following cases: a panelist starts a survey. a panelist restarts a survey after reset with / without deletion of data. a panelist restarts a survey when multiple participation is permitted. Repeated survey starts of the panelist in the same project (multiple participation) are not counted repeatedly.
track_num_ started1, 2, 3	Number of survey starts (last 4 / 8 /12 weeks)	numstr1, 2, 3	Counter	track_num_started value, restricted to the last 4 / 8 / 12 weeks.
track_num_ unavail	Number of unavailabili- ties	numunl	Counter	Number of all unavailabilities within the last 380 days. Unavailability is manually assigned by the admin to individual members of a sample. If a mail cannot be delivered to the receiving server, this is regarded as unavailability as well, and the status is changed automatically by the system. Repeated unavailabilities in a project are not counted repeatedly.
track_num_ unavail1, 2, 3	Number of unavailabilitie s (last 4 / 8 / 12 weeks)	numunl1	Counter	track_num_unavail value, restricted to the last 4 / 8 / 12 weeks.
track_rel_ completed	Proportion of completed surveys	relcpl	Probability (0..1), derived	track_num_completed/track_num_sampled If a panelist has completed more surveys in the period under review than he had sample memberships, the value might be greater than 1. Therefore, the results are limited to the range 0...n. If the result of the calculation is > 1, then 1 will be displayed.
track_rel_ completed1, 2, 3	Proportion of completed surveys (last 4 weeks)	relcpl1, 2, 3	Probability (0..1), derived	track_rel_completed value, restricted to the last 4 / 8 / 12 weeks.
track_rel_ started	Proportion of started surveys	relstr	Probability (0..1), derived	track_num_started/track_num_sampled If a panelist had more survey starts than sample memberships in the period under review, the value might be greater than 1. Therefore, the results are limited to the range 0...n. If the result of the calculation is > 1, then 1 will be displayed.
track_rel_ started1, 2, 3	Proportion of started surveys (last 4 weeks)	relstr1, 2, 3	Probabil- ity (0..1), derived	track_rel_completed value, restricted to the last 4 / 8 / 12 weeks.