How to import kobotoolbox data into SPSS for Analysis- Easy tutorial for beginners.

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  • Опубликовано: 1 июл 2024
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    This is a quick video tutorial to demonstrate how to enter data collected with Kobotoolbox on Android devices into SPSS for data analysis

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  • @t-chip8029
    @t-chip8029 6 месяцев назад +3

    I was almost crying and thinking of restarting it the medieval way. Thank you very much

  • @lakishimko9541
    @lakishimko9541 2 года назад +11

    God will continue to bless you sir, I have looked for this over the whole internet and RUclips without success. Thank you so much! God bless you

  • @ismailraji1832
    @ismailraji1832 2 года назад +9

    Wow! "Easy peasy lemon squeeze". Unravelled. Thanks. I am definitely sharing this vid with colleagues

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  2 года назад +1

      Nagode Sir, patiently waiting for you to come on stage!! The world needs you☺

    • @yariisaycidda4225
      @yariisaycidda4225 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@SPSS4RESEARCH1:49 1:49

  • @aminatu9608
    @aminatu9608 2 года назад +8

    Never knew this. Assumed since it was stored in the cloud, it automatically downloaded all the labels in the correct place. I am so going to try this. Thanks.

  • @ismailzubair3975
    @ismailzubair3975 2 года назад +9

    You've got no idea how helpful this is for me. Thank you very much sir

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  2 года назад +1

      I am glad this was helpful chief!!

  • @mosesrufas1145
    @mosesrufas1145 2 года назад +8

    Thanks so much, that's the video am been waiting for

  • @shathilrahmanlemon5521
    @shathilrahmanlemon5521 3 месяца назад +2

    MashaAllah, Your teaching skill is unbelievably good sir. Thank you for your contribution. Keep doing such amazing work.

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  3 месяца назад +1

      I appreciate your feedback 🤗

  • @badrulawal7273
    @badrulawal7273 2 года назад +8

    Thank you, sir. I have been waiting for this for a long time. You are the best

    • @badrulawal7273
      @badrulawal7273 2 года назад +1

      Thank you sir. I am waiting for the day you will discuss logistic regression,it's assumptions and the interpretation. Hope it will be very soon. Thank you sir

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  2 года назад +1

      You are most welcome, Chief Badru 😊

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  2 года назад +1

      @@badrulawal7273 Hopefully very soon sir, God willing. I will be starting a full series for data analysis, please stay tuned. Thank you also for your support 🙏

    • @badrulawal7273
      @badrulawal7273 2 года назад

      @@SPSS4RESEARCH Thank you sir

  • @musaabdullahigarba978
    @musaabdullahigarba978 2 года назад +9

    Woh!
    Remain grateful for your contribution in building our capacity in the field of research.
    May the lord Almighty continue to bless you Sir

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  2 года назад +2

      Thank you Dr. Your support is much appreciated 🙏

  • @hirutgemeda1709
    @hirutgemeda1709 6 месяцев назад +2

    Dear Professor, I appreciate you for your quick response. You are a great person and dedicated to helping those in need. Really thank you. In the Select export type button, I could not get "XML" but XLS, CSV, GeoJSON, SPSS Labels, CSV (legacy), GPs coordinates (KML), XLS(legacy), and Media Attachment(ZIP) are found. Under the value and header format, there is XML Value and Headers.

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  6 месяцев назад +1

      Hi Hirut, you are on the right path. Just select the XLS and then under the value and header format select “XML value and Headers” then export. With this you will have the excel file that you can import into SPSS. Then you can get the SPSS labels 🏷️. I will create a document to guide you if you still have issues by tomorrow. Cheers

  • @naretuyussuffadams8151
    @naretuyussuffadams8151 2 года назад +7

    Knowledge they say is key. Thanks for the opportunity.

  • @elvisabodoo2839
    @elvisabodoo2839 11 месяцев назад +2

    This guy is super good in delivery. Great command of the teaching skill. Kudos

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  11 месяцев назад +1

      I appreciate your feedback Elvis 👍

  • @Milkessa
    @Milkessa 8 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you very much Big Brother. Finally, i have succeeded in exporting my Kobo data to SPSS by help of your
    tutorial

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  8 месяцев назад +1

      Am glad you found this helpful. Cheers 👍

  • @nelsonudeme-abasi7647
    @nelsonudeme-abasi7647 2 года назад +10

    It's the Okey Dockey for me. Thank you sir

  • @igwemoses2841
    @igwemoses2841 2 года назад +8

    This tutorial is helpful thank you for sharing

  • @RemmingtonPachiti
    @RemmingtonPachiti Месяц назад +1

    This is a great, insightful and helpful tutorial. Thank you very much.

  • @aminulawal88
    @aminulawal88 2 года назад +8

    May Allah SWT reward you in abundance Sir...

  • @misheldauda1719
    @misheldauda1719 2 года назад +8

    This is really helpful and insightful, thank you for helping out sir

  • @user-bt1lu2hb7k
    @user-bt1lu2hb7k 4 месяца назад +1

    I am the one who needed this software, Owe you one and am searching for your video all about the Kobo toolbox. Your expression style is amazing and makes me gasp the message easily.

  • @kenyanyoutuber7430
    @kenyanyoutuber7430 6 месяцев назад +2

    wooow, i followed all the steps and am great now. Thankyou

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  6 месяцев назад +1

      Awesome! Wishing you the best

  • @abdushabamtonda8853
    @abdushabamtonda8853 11 дней назад +1

    Fantastic and superb 👏 🎉 You deserve everything worth honor 🎖. Thanks so much sir

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  11 дней назад +1

      I appreciate your feedback sir👍

  • @eponguwilbert6541
    @eponguwilbert6541 11 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you so much Prof. This has been so helpful 🙏
    I've been even more motivated by "Let's allow the computer to do it's job, and we use our brains to do better things😊😊"

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  11 месяцев назад +1

      I am glad you found this useful Epongu 😊

  • @calebdavid7718
    @calebdavid7718 Год назад +1

    Great job sir ! We are lucky to have you .

  • @nafyssah6100
    @nafyssah6100 2 года назад +8

    Thank you sir

  • @abolareagan8716
    @abolareagan8716 Год назад +1

    brilliant, in fact you have simplified everything for me

  • @ojedemorris4632
    @ojedemorris4632 Год назад +2

    i really really want to so thanks you so much guest ur one of the most loved lecturer

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  Год назад +1

      You are welcome Ojede. Thank you too 😃

  • @dumisanimapazi4164
    @dumisanimapazi4164 Год назад +2

    I enjoyed this video very much, and I had been struggling with this but now I'm able to do it on my own

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  Год назад +1

      Great 👍 Am glad you found this video impactful

  • @sundayasuke2533
    @sundayasuke2533 Год назад +1

    Nice, informative and straightforward.

  • @abdulchaba3188
    @abdulchaba3188 Месяц назад +1

    Thank you sir for your tutorials, they've been really helpful

  • @michaelongko564
    @michaelongko564 2 месяца назад +1

    you are the best my bro!! keep doing great stuff!!

  • @AuwalSG
    @AuwalSG 2 года назад +4

    Thank you very much sir. I am so glad I watched this video. May Allah reward you for this and hope you will continue to share you knowledge and skills with us...

  • @ay542
    @ay542 2 года назад +8

    Thank you very much for this sir

  • @shibeshigetachew629
    @shibeshigetachew629 11 месяцев назад +1

    what an easy explanation !!!! thank you dear brother!!!!

  • @stephenlugaimukamu9187
    @stephenlugaimukamu9187 Год назад +2

    Thanks a lot, I have been searching for this solution for so long, am very happy for what you have done
    Thanks once again

  • @onyinyelinda2003
    @onyinyelinda2003 2 месяца назад +1

    Thank you, sir. Looking forward to more videos.

  • @anthonygikuri
    @anthonygikuri Год назад +1

    You made my day. Thank you brother for sharing.

  • @bukkynelly5622
    @bukkynelly5622 2 года назад +4

    This is super helpful sir. Thank you so much😊

  • @aminuliman2104
    @aminuliman2104 2 года назад +3

    Thank you for this wonderful explanation

  • @wilsonochieng479
    @wilsonochieng479 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you so much for this. From Kenya

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  10 месяцев назад +2

      You are most welcome sir Wilson 👍

  • @danielbriosocruz46
    @danielbriosocruz46 9 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks a lot!, it was such a wonderful lesson.

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  9 месяцев назад +1

      Am glad you found it useful Daniel 👍

  • @timothyyakubu4666
    @timothyyakubu4666 2 года назад +2

    Waw! Thanks for providing this excellent guide

  • @hadizashehu5147
    @hadizashehu5147 Год назад +1

    Thank you sir. I will try this soon as i just collected some data with the Kobo tool box

  • @nattygizachew3789
    @nattygizachew3789 Год назад +1

    Excellent presentation!

  • @sallymoyae3203
    @sallymoyae3203 Год назад +1

    This was fun and informative, thank you

  • @krunchfoodsllc3069
    @krunchfoodsllc3069 2 года назад +8

    Weldone ✌️

  • @fatimasani62
    @fatimasani62 Год назад +2

    👍👍 This really fun to watch
    Thank you so much, it is so helpful, well explained and summarized. How i wish i can get a video from you on Latex and Matlap to help me with my Masters dissertation.

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  Год назад +1

      Thank you Hajiya Fati. I will add it to my list of topics to cover soon, God willing.👍

  • @thangnguyenhuu556
    @thangnguyenhuu556 Год назад +1

    Perfect, thanks so much. I will try

  • @lamiibrahim4131
    @lamiibrahim4131 8 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you sir, such a great knowledge

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  8 месяцев назад +1

      You are most welcome Lami👍

  • @mubirufrank58
    @mubirufrank58 2 года назад +2

    Many thanks for the video , perfectly understood it . okidoki and kyyoki , !!!!

  • @judegandus7003
    @judegandus7003 Год назад +1

    Wonderful. Great one, lovely

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  Год назад +1

      Thank you for your feedback Jude ☺️

  • @tsigemamo2004
    @tsigemamo2004 11 месяцев назад +1

    Really Appreciate you.

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  11 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you so much Tsige 👍

  • @tumulumbemunkombwe3579
    @tumulumbemunkombwe3579 5 месяцев назад +1

    Thank very much. Its very helpful

  • @emmanuelezeonyebuchi9922
    @emmanuelezeonyebuchi9922 11 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for the video. This is cool.

  • @anthonygikuri
    @anthonygikuri Год назад +1

    I can tell you, I'm a frequent user of Kobo but this is the area I struggled onr day. It was awful. Thank you so much

  • @carolinetafadzwamaduro6412
    @carolinetafadzwamaduro6412 8 месяцев назад +1

    VERY HELPFUL TEACHING IS SURELY YOUR CALLING

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  8 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you so much Caroline 🤗

  • @danladiyusuf8802
    @danladiyusuf8802 Год назад +1

    Masha Allah, Allah ya bada lada mai gida. Thank you very much sir.

  • @ibrahimyahayaadamu9641
    @ibrahimyahayaadamu9641 Год назад +1

    Thank you once again

  • @ahmedabdulahimahamud3272
    @ahmedabdulahimahamud3272 Год назад +1

    Masha Allah, this part is more helpful for me

  • @adejokeakano5733
    @adejokeakano5733 2 года назад +3

    😊Easy pizzy, 🍋 squeezy. Thank you sir

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  2 года назад +1

      You are super welcome, Adejoke🤗

  • @alehegnkasahun4574
    @alehegnkasahun4574 Месяц назад +1

    excellent boss, you are blessed.

  • @JessWork
    @JessWork Год назад +1

    lemon squeezey 🤣🤣🤣 so helpful, thank you!

  • @mahameddol3415
    @mahameddol3415 2 года назад +3

    realy realy....thank you very much bro

  • @TheGrapevine1970
    @TheGrapevine1970 Год назад +2

    Great work thanks

  • @oluwatoyinafolabi8366
    @oluwatoyinafolabi8366 8 месяцев назад +2

    Great lecture

  • @dorcasgaladima5036
    @dorcasgaladima5036 10 месяцев назад +1

    Awesome lecture sir ❤

  • @amanuel4
    @amanuel4 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you brother

  • @bintausman4229
    @bintausman4229 Год назад +1

    Thnk you sir.

  • @dahmanigis4121
    @dahmanigis4121 Год назад +1

    GOOD WORK THANKS

  • @ndajinwoamlabu9746
    @ndajinwoamlabu9746 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you so much sir

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  10 месяцев назад +1

      You are most welcome Chief! You are already a data guru now ✌️

  • @johntunde4289
    @johntunde4289 Год назад +1

    Nice stuff sir

  • @kemeriyahassen5095
    @kemeriyahassen5095 8 месяцев назад +2

    awesome👏👏👏🙌🙌🙌

  • @user-fz1df4sm9p
    @user-fz1df4sm9p 10 месяцев назад +1

    I really wanted to learn more about SPSS and Kobotool

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  10 месяцев назад +1

      Alrighty Sir, will work on uploading more Kobo stuff 🤗

  • @mulugetanega7765
    @mulugetanega7765 3 месяца назад

    Dear Professor, I have been looking your tutorials on Kobotoolbox and I found it very interesting. Do you have other tutorials showing how to develop a likert scale based tables in kobotoolbox. Thank you so much in advance.

  • @hamzamusadahiru31084
    @hamzamusadahiru31084 Год назад +1

    So awesome sir

  • @melesebahiru9886
    @melesebahiru9886 Год назад +1

    Thank you

  • @md.abulborkat2142
    @md.abulborkat2142 Год назад +1

    Great:)

  • @abdurezakseid36
    @abdurezakseid36 5 дней назад +1

    thanks a lot
    keep goin

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  5 дней назад +1

      I appreciate your feedback Abdurezak

  • @muhatube4755
    @muhatube4755 7 месяцев назад +1

    Many thanks to give us such an excellent and brief tutorial ...
    when i was collecting data i use kobo tool box in amharic language then when i download and import to spss it is not defind .. so what is the solution for such problem. or would you advise me to enter the data in to spss one by one? please

  • @fevenre4969
    @fevenre4969 Год назад +1

    may god bless you more

  • @boumboum3477
    @boumboum3477 6 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you for this video it's very interesting, just you ask you how I can make a stratified sampling draw in SPSS.

  • @Biosphere11
    @Biosphere11 4 месяца назад +1

    Nice one❤

  • @hirutgemeda1709
    @hirutgemeda1709 6 месяцев назад +2

    Dear Professor, thank you so much for your clear and simple description. When I try to click the label button there is no such a word in the option. There are other options like English language, local language that I used to translate and XML values and header. How can I get the label? please.

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  6 месяцев назад +1

      Hi Hirut. The interface has changed a bit but no worries. Just go under downloads, select “SPSS labels” and under value and header format select “XML values and Headers”. Then export and download. Then go to the select export type and select “XML” then under value and header format select “XML values and Headers”. Then export and download. So you should have 2 files now. Then follow the process to import into SPSS and you should be good to go. Let me know how it goes.

  • @emmaaweda6919
    @emmaaweda6919 8 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you so much for this amazing content. You are a life and career saver and I intend to emulate you soon in terms of touching lives.
    While selecting export type, I picked SPSS Labels but there was no "label" in the Value and header format dropdown. All I saw were English, French and XML values and headers. What should I do about this?
    Thanks so much and God bless

    • @leandrafernandes9243
      @leandrafernandes9243 7 месяцев назад

      I have the same issue. Have you been able to figure out what needs to be done here?

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  7 месяцев назад +1

      Happy to help!

  • @elogekambaletaraja5334
    @elogekambaletaraja5334 2 года назад +3

    Thanks for this tutorial. Unfortunately on my side the value are not updated after running the codes. How do I do?

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  2 года назад +1

      That’s strange, are you having any error messages on your end?

  • @michealbulus4007
    @michealbulus4007 6 месяцев назад +1

    waw. what a nice tutorials but sir, I need more information about the SPSS statistics

  • @healthtalk.c
    @healthtalk.c Год назад +1

    Thank you for the help. Please I have a question. After downloading the labels, the file appeared as a WinRAR ZIP archive file instead of an spss syntax file. I then went ahead and used the spss to open as such, but it appeared blank. Could you help tell me what to do? What did I do wrong?

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  Год назад +1

      Fariha, it’s simple! All you need to do is unzip the Zipped file, you will find the SPSS syntax file inside. Click on it and it will open inside SPSS automatically. I hope this helps?

  • @dayoakanbi1968
    @dayoakanbi1968 10 месяцев назад +1

    I need all your spss tutorials o Prof

  • @alamudinzenu909
    @alamudinzenu909 11 дней назад

    I would like to bring to your attention an issue I have encountered with the "Under value" and "Header format" features in the labels option. Unfortunately, it appears that these options are not available due to an unknown problem.
    I am seeking your guidance on how to address this issue and restore the functionality of these features. Your expertise and support in resolving this matter would be greatly appreciated.
    Thank you for your understanding and assistance in advance.

  • @nilimashrestha7892
    @nilimashrestha7892 Год назад +2

    This video is amazing. However, I have a quiry. When the values are imported, the multiple response values aren't imported in dichotomous form. As you can see in your video too, the value of multiple response answers are 'none'. Is there any way to import dichotomous value of multiple response answers that has been created using categorical value in kobo? Thanks!

    • @PublicHealthResources
      @PublicHealthResources Год назад +2

      Hi Nilima, great question. There shouldn’t be any problems importing multiple response values.Are you getting any error messages when you run the command in SPSS? if yes, kindly let me know what type of error you are having and if there are no errors then try exporting the file in CSV format from Kobotoolbox and this should do the trick. There can be some minor compatibility issues with the syntax from Kobotoolbox server and older versions of SPSS software. Let me know the version of SPSS you are using so I may suggest another workaround if the prior suggestions do not work. I hope this helps?

  • @mahletgirma9060
    @mahletgirma9060 Месяц назад +1

    I am really thankful for your valuable information. But where can I get the syntax window?

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  Месяц назад +1

      Great question. Launch your SPSS and click on file >> Open >>> Syntax. Another way is to double click on the syntax file that was generated from the kobo server. I hope this helps?

  • @elizabethikem3618
    @elizabethikem3618 Год назад +1

    Thank you Sir. Please Sir more insight on what is koboltoolbox.

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  Год назад +2

      Great question Elizabeth! It is a cool software that allows you to create electronic forms (questionnaires) that you can use to collect data online as well as offline using your mobile phone. Checkout this playlist of my videos on electronic data collection ruclips.net/p/PLRcs85w3wYvhb-LXIhtxh6FkyW7pp6i3L
      Kindly let me know if you need any more information 😊

    • @elizabethikem3618
      @elizabethikem3618 Год назад

      @@SPSS4RESEARCH Thank you Sir

  • @MiklahLife
    @MiklahLife Год назад +1

    I did the steps but i see confusion. I cannot see the codes, for example, does the system automatically asign lables and values. FOR EXAMPLE,1 for male and 2 for female. I don't see these!

  • @edscreations7552
    @edscreations7552 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for this
    Could you please make a video on how to calculate error margin in SPSS?

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  10 месяцев назад +1

      Great! I will add it to my list of videos. Please stay tuned

  • @LawrenceOkidi
    @LawrenceOkidi Месяц назад +1

    Thank you very much for the informative video. When running the Syntax file, i encountered the error "Text value unmmappable in the current server locale". How do i adrees this?

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  Месяц назад +1

      Hi Lawrence, sorry to hear that you encountered this problem. You need to simply redownload a new file from the Kobotoolbox server and this time compare the values in the syntax file with that of you SPSS data file. Make sure the variable names are the same. If they are different, it may be an issue from the server. You can manually correct the names from the syntax

  • @malakmk5746
    @malakmk5746 8 месяцев назад +1

    ممكن اعرف ازاى افتح الاستمارة عن طريق اكواد معينة يعنى مجموعة معينة فقط وانا محدد لكل واحد كود بمجرد كتبة الكود يظهر اسمه وبياناته وتفتح تفاصيل الاستمارة

  • @sakeebkhan5762
    @sakeebkhan5762 2 года назад +3

    assalamu alaikum brother. I tried the process as you have shown, but it still isn't working for me. the value field remains void when exported to SPSS

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  2 года назад +2

      Wa alaykum salam. Oh, that is strange. Do you have any error messages?

    • @sakeebkhan5762
      @sakeebkhan5762 2 года назад +2

      @@SPSS4RESEARCH no I don't have any error message. The value field remains empty even after running the code

    • @EpiInfoforRookiesE4R
      @EpiInfoforRookiesE4R 2 года назад +2

      @@sakeebkhan5762 I am not sure what the problem is. Can you share the data so I see what the problem is?

    • @sakeebkhan5762
      @sakeebkhan5762 2 года назад +2

      @@EpiInfoforRookiesE4R how would I share the data with you

  • @hussainoluwatobi6362
    @hussainoluwatobi6362 11 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you very sincerely for this. I am glad I saw this video. However, when I ran the SPSS label syntax, not all the labels were transferred. It indicated "Warning # 4464 in Column 3" and it further stated that "An invalid command symbol appeared on the VAR Labels command where a variable name was expected". What could have caused this sir?

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  11 месяцев назад

      Glad it helped! It’s very likely that these must be a difference in the variable labels from the form and what is exported. What variable is in Column 3? Try to look at the syntax and change the name of the variable in the syntax to the same name as what is in column 3. It should do the trick. Let me know how it goes

  • @user-km3vo9zj9h
    @user-km3vo9zj9h 20 дней назад +1

    thanks but my doubt is what about label instate of XLS and header during downloads data

  • @neimajemal8627
    @neimajemal8627 4 месяца назад +1

    thanks a lot first but after entering the spss files and xl file it does not give me the values it says non and how can i arrange this

    • @SPSS4RESEARCH
      @SPSS4RESEARCH  4 месяца назад +1

      Great question Neima. I am not clear about your question. Have you being able to download both the data file and the syntax files? Did you run the syntax file? Please clarify so I can help you

  • @ramadhansheriffkadammanja9491
    @ramadhansheriffkadammanja9491 Год назад +1

    Tried it ,it works but some of the data from multiple response questions goes missing