Statistical distribution report block

A Question - Statistical Distribution report block analyzes the responses for a specific question and displays the number of groups (colleges, departments, etc) whose mean or median results are within a certain range.

As an example:

If each question in a course evaluation can have a response of 1-5.
For each question, display the number of college departments that had a median result > 4.5. For these college departments, half of the responses to the question were > 4.5.

NOTE

Question - Statistical Distribution report blocks

Available for Single Selection, Single Selection Table and Virtual questions.
For use in Rollover and Group by reports.
Cannot contain response data from personalized questions.
Cannot be created using surveys.
The Question Title cannot be changed for a Question - Statistical Distribution report block.

statistical report block settings

statistical report block

In this example, a Question - Statistical Distribution report block has been created by using a Virtual question which combines three Single Selection questions, where the first question has two scales.

statistical report block dual scale

Statistics Type and Range Settings

Primary Scale - Click Add to select which scale point to include in the frequency analysis. The Remove button is used to exclude scale points from the question block.

Select the Scale - Displays specific scale points or questions. For instance, only calculate the frequency based on a Median below 2.
Caption - Label the scale point’s frequency analysis in the table (charts not available).
Min Value and Max Value - The minimum and maximum values for this scale.

Secondary Scale - Click Add to select which scale point to include in the frequency analysis. The Remove button is used to exclude scale points from the question block.

Select the Scale - Displays specific scale points or questions. For instance, only calculate the frequency based on a Median below 2.
Caption - Label the scale point’s frequency analysis in the table (charts not available).
Min Value and Max Value - The minimum and maximum values for this scale point.
Group Element Selection - By default, each rating question will be displayed as a singular score represented by the sum of all raters divided by the total. This display mode will be used when the group elements box is empty.

If you have created a Statistical Analysis Unit group element, you can add them or remove them here. Adding the group element will display it in your report.

Display Selected Element - Displays the name of the group element in your report. This option is only available for Question - Statistical Distribution report blocks.