Definition tab

Definition tab in the Analysis definition dialog
Area Description
Type Specifies the analysis as a table, chart, list, cloud or map.
Style Selects the style template appropriate to the defined type.
Content  

Analysis

Specifies one axis for the data to be analysed (normally the rows of a table).

This can contain:

  • A list or range, consisting of comma separated variable names or TO ( ~)
  • A survey expression, consisting of variable names separated by keywords WITH (:), AND(&), PER (%), NOT(!))
  • Pre-defined tables such as Statistics table, Grid table, Holecount table

Break

Specifies the other axis used to split the data into subgroups.

This can contain:

  • A list or range, consisting of comma separated variable names or TO ( ~)
  • A survey expression, consisting of variable names separated by keywords WITH (:), AND (&), PER (%), NOT (!))

Pre-defined tables such as Statistics table, Grid table, Holecount table

Transpose

Switch the positions of Analysis and Break

Calculate

Specifies the type of analysis together with a field specifying the analysis data. There are six Calculate values.

  • Counts & Percents (default option)
  • Means & Significances
  • Means & Differences
  • Sum & Percents
  • Means & Percents
  • Means & %Differences

The variable entered in the Calculate box adjacent to the Calculate list box is used to calculate the means and sums.

Base If no Base is specified then all respondents in the survey will be included in the analysis.
Filter Defines the subset of data to analyse given as a logical expression.

Weight

Defines how to alter the calculation to represent a different group of respondents. This can be
  • the name of a variable
  • the name of a weight matrix and the variable to which it refers (e.g. WT1(Q10))
  • a numeric value

Allow additional filters

Permits other filters to be applied to this analysis when used in reports. Clear this option if you always want this analysis to appear exactly as defined.

Show Options

The options available depend on the type of analysis selected in Content and Calculate.

All

Show all rows or columns in table or equivalent in chart

Top rows (or columns)

Display following number of rows (or columns) from start of table

Bottom rows (or columns)

Display following number of rows (or columns) to end of table

Rows (or columns) above

Display number of rows (or columns) above a specified value

Rows (or columns) below

Display number of rows (or columns) below a specified value

Retain ‘Other’ row (or column)

Creates ”Other’ category if rows (or columns) are limited

Order by

Defines the order in which the analysis data appears

  • Default where items appear in the order they appear in the questionnaire
  • Analysis Label sorts in alphabetical order by label
  • Analysis Base sorts with the most popular reply first, based on the number of counts for each of the codes in the analysis variable.
  • Score sorts on the statistics that have been added to the table, e.g. mean. If multiple statistics are selected, the one used will be the highest statistic in the list that can be sorted.
Reverse Order Select the check box to reverse the selected order
Hide Table Select the check box to hide the analysis display in a report so that only the notes are visible
Name A name by which each analysis can be saved for later recall/reference
Display Name The name that will be used for the analysis when displayed in Snap Online.
Available Enter a condition under which the analysis is visible in Snap Online. Set to No to make the analysis unavailable and leave blank for it to be available.
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