Better Reporting, Graphs: multiple choice, matrix
Improve graph / report for multiple choice , (whether choose one or choose many) and matrix questions. The current report can be tough understand:
1) iSalient should have the ability to graph the results in the order corresponding to the choices as presented in the question, not just by ordering the responses according to the number of times selected. It's often more helpful to see patterns and glean insights if given the option to present answers in the probably more logical order as presented in the question:
e.g., instead of
d *********
a *******
c *****
b **
this::
a *******
b **
c *****
d *********
2) iSalient should have better report for matrix questions.
Instead of :
(each letter represents a colored vertical bar corresponding to the letter)
a | b | c | | d
a | b | b c d | c | c d
a c | a b | b c d | a b c | b c d
great | good | neutral | poor | bad
(this is confusing, especially with even more choices).
Instead, something like this:
great | good | neutral | poor | bad | avg.
(5) (4) (3) (2) (1)
a *** * * 4.2
b *** ** * * 3.0
c * *** ** ** 2.0
d ** ** 2.0
This layout provides an at-a-glance understanding of the total or cumulative responses for the available options, in addition to how they are are distributed. Optionally, a score can be provided to display an average score or "average response." There may be better ways to display this... just a first hack at it. I love iSalient, but find the current reporting lacking.
1 comment
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questy
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the examples I tried to provide were compressed as the font is not fixed-width and/or html doesn't support multiple spaces with out special code. Hopefully someone can figure it out by expanding or imagining extra spaces so all the "|" are aligned.