This use case examines how to set up your analysis in Advanced Exploration if you want to trend a Measure variable over a certain period of time.
Some common examples that this use case can be used for include:
- Overall Experience by month
- Number of responses by day
- Data from Multi-Select or Scale questions by year / quarter / month / week / day
For this use case, we'll address the following request:
I would like to view a monthly trend of my respondents’ average Overall Experience.
Step 1: Select your Columns (X-Axis) and Rows (Y-Axis)
Note that the Resp_TimeEnd variable specifies when respondents completed the survey, and can be used for analyses that require trending.
To analyze Overall Experience by Month, you would place Overall Experience (Measure) as a Row, and Resp TimeEnd (Dimension) as a Column.
Step 2: Convert the Resp TimeEnd variable from “Year” to “Month”
By default, adding the Resp TimeEnd variable as a Column provides the data by Year. For this example, right-click the variable, and select the “Month” option for which the year is also provided:
Step 3: Specify how the measure should be calculated in your analysis
By default, when adding a Measure to your analysis, it is calculated as a Sum (see image in Step 1). To convert this measure to an average, right-click the variable, go to “Measure” and select “Average”:
After making this change, click the “Show Labels” option in the toolbar to have a numerical view of the average Overall Experience ratings provided in the output:
Step 4: Choose the chart type for your analysis
Using the “Show Me” option in the toolbar, select the format in which to display the data:
Additional Use Cases
Aggregate Analysis
Cross-Tabbing 1 Dimension And 1 Measure
Analyzing Data For Multi-Select Questions
Analyzing Respondent-Level Open-Ended Responses
Analyzing Close-Ended Data In Map Format
Trended Analysis
Trending A Dimension Over Time
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